The electorial college was justified when communities were isolated by distance and the inability to communicate quickly, but we now have instantaneous information and communications.
I personally do not need someone to "speak" on my behalf in regards to how I voted.
I say "Let the votes speak for themselves"
2006-07-26 09:09:28 · 6 answers · asked by wi_saint 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
What I intended for the question was to mean the popular vote be the determinate for election. Then the population of New Jersey would count the same as California or Texas.
2006-07-26 10:15:41 · update #1
The purpose of the electoral college was not due to the lack of expediency of communication. The electoral college was formulated because States elect the President, not the population at large (notice the title: President of the United States). The electoral votes, based on population at the last census, are divided among the fifty states, giving more weight to the most populous states. Typically states cast their votes based on the popular vote within their state, so your vote does 'speak for itself'.
2006-07-26 09:24:04 · answer #1 · answered by opusthepenguin_1999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to get rid of the Electoral College you would need to get a constitutional amendment.
To do that you need to get 2/3 of both houses of congress and 75% on the states. That means you would need 38 states to agree. Since 29 states have less than 10 Electoral votes, I don’t think you could get more than about 20 states to agree.
So, if you want to waste your time on this. Go ahead. It will keep you from causing other trouble for the rest of us.
2006-07-26 17:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in California and New York, this would be a great idea. If, like me, you live in another state, you might not want the people of California and New York replacing the electoral college in speaking for you.
2006-07-26 16:13:41 · answer #3 · answered by Tom Jr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a conservative advantage so we'll never get an amendment to change it (2/3 needed).
most states give all votes to the winner. so the small states can accumulate a lot of votes by just winning small majorities. lots of small states, lots of votes.
but what we can do is each state vote to give the percent of votes to each party represented in the popular vote of that state.... then it is just about the same as not having it.
2006-07-26 16:34:40 · answer #4 · answered by yeeooow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to get rid of the electrical college...I mean electoral college.
2006-07-26 16:13:50 · answer #5 · answered by The Prince 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am
2006-07-26 16:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋