Their isn't a reason for it to exist i am i right?
2006-06-23 04:37:22 · 7 answers · asked by EDD 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
There is a reason for it to exist. The Electoral College was designed to make sure that there is a clearcut winner in the Presidential election to avoid the problems that could arise if the transition between administrations was not peaceful, as has been observed in other countries. It also doesn't cut the small states out of the equation for selecting a President, for, due to the fact that each state's electoral vote is equal to its number of Senators and Representatives in Congress, the smaller states have a larger percentage of the Electoral College total than they do of the overall population (e.g. Wyoming's population is roughly 1/100 that of California, but in the Electoral College Wyoming gets 3 votes to California's 56 or so). It is also not a "secret society" as almost every state has a law that the electors to the College are bound to vote for the person getting the highest percentage of the popular vote in the state (as each party nominates its own electors for each election, it's usually the case that those people will vote for the candidate of that party).
And, given that it is part of the Constitution, and that that can only be changed by an amendment that would have to be ratified by 3/4 of the states, the Electoral College will always be with us, because there are at least 13 states that are intelligent enough to see that they don't want to give any more power to California.
2006-06-23 04:43:07 · answer #1 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Oh yeah, there is a BIG big reason! People in America think that their votes count, but the truth is that they don't. The electoral college elects the president. They will always exist. If candidates want to manipulate the system, they have to exist.
2006-06-23 04:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the american people are still not smart enough to decide for themselves who get to rule them. Thats why the secrect society that controls the electoral college still gets to pick our president.
2006-06-23 04:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it exists because no one has passed an ammendment to the constitution to change it
2006-06-23 04:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by jillhourihan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its there so Democrats can say they are winning the elections...then lose
2006-06-23 04:40:55 · answer #5 · answered by smitty031 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should not. Some people like to think they are God.
2006-06-23 04:41:13 · answer #6 · answered by John J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because we have never changed it.
2006-06-29 07:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by Dave. F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋