When will the American people, the citizens of the United States of America be able to vote for President instead of allowing some dude from some college that never has graduates do it for him? Isn't it time to have real democracy in the United States of America?
2006-09-15 12:40:46 · 7 answers · asked by Mr. PDQ 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
there is no need to be funny, read the first response from Coragryph, 500, 000 to 700.000 represent one vote at the electoral college level. How can this be democratic? The Bishop guy states that it has worked well for 200 years, man nothing works well for 200 years except gravity and it we cannot control, and who said it has worked well?
2006-09-15 12:55:21 · update #1
are u trying to be funny
2006-09-15 12:48:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have all been failed, they elected Bush the last two times. Do you want them to graduate?
I do assume you really know what it is, it is of course not a college at all, it merely means that the president is not elected by popular vote ( never have been) But when a canidate gets the most votes in a state, he wins that state, each state has so many electorical college votes or points,
The person who wins enough states (points) will become president.
The idea is to make sure that all states have equal representation.
And the system has worked well for 200 years.
2006-09-15 19:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Electoral College was a compromise when the United States was established. It was between those who wanted a strong federal government, led by Hamilton and those who wanted state rights, led by Jefferson more-or-less. The latter wanted a college because it would give the states more power. I don't like it much either, but I am a guest in this country. I think if the Americans want to change go ahead, but there is something to be said about tradition.
2006-09-15 19:56:17 · answer #3 · answered by bumpocooper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electoral college goes away when we amend the Constitution.
But it can be easily fixed without needing to amend the Constitution, just by changing how the electoral votes are allocated by the states.
Currently, there is an average of one electoral vote per 500,000 to 700,000 people, with electoral ballots allocated by state. However, under the current model, ballots per state are allocated on an all-or-nothing basis, rather than proportionally.
By changing the electoral college at the state level to allow for proportional voting, we get a reasonable granularity, and dump the two-party lock, without needing to change the constitution. And that change can be made state by state.
2006-09-15 19:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electoral college ensures that all states have representation in an election. If we didn't have the electoral college then there would hardly be any reason for anyone other than the Northeast and California to vote. They are heavily populated and have totally different issues and agendas than the rest of the country. I thought as you did once until I understood its purpose, and now I support it.
2006-09-15 20:33:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The electoral college was set up because people were unable to be present due to inferior modes of transportation.Since most people don't vote, then the popular vote may be dangerous leading this country to be run by a handful of people. Oops! We are already run by a minority. Oh well.
2006-09-15 19:45:57 · answer #6 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones who count votes
2006-09-19 10:57:53 · answer #7 · answered by Totally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋