I see many people who say they don't like it and then they go on and on and it seems they don't really know how it works. Do you know how it works, and do you agree with it....
2006-10-25 02:25:03 · 8 answers · asked by yetti 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Here is why its a good system, in my mind. I was made to give the states with a lower population an equal say. There are more people in one major US city that in my whole state....and I am sure you interests on may issues are not the same as mine, or the key issues are different. This system allows the lower populated rural states like mine to have the same voice and the more pupulated urban areas. It is the same reason we have two house in congress....one passed on population and one with a set number.
2006-10-25 02:32:47 · update #1
People say that in the system their one vote don't count...we if everyone who said that went out and voted then that would be a couple thousand votes maybe more in each state. That could make a differance on who wins that state, therefore who gets the electorial votes.
2006-10-25 03:14:18 · update #2
I suspect not. I think it is a good idea, because democratic majorities don't often care much about individual rights. And the point of government is not to pass any law that is popular among the majority, but to protect rights and liberty. Democratic elections are just ONE means to that end. If it is the only means, histsory has shown it tends to degenerate into dictatorship. The Electoral College provides a small bulwark against the encroachments on liberty by the majority.
Jefferson noted long ago that people living in cities tended to be disdainful of individualist virtues. If the urban centers had total, unchecked power over the entire nation, then we'd have far fewer liberties we do now, especially in the economic realm. We'd look more like our socialist neighbor to the north and Europe.
2006-10-25 02:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by BrianthePigEatingInfidel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
each and each State has a undeniable volume of Electoral votes in keeping with inhabitants...of each state. each and each individual votes on election day. Whoever gets maximum individuals vote in that state, gets the electoral votes. Then whoever gets over the 270 Electoral votes needed to win wins the election. the Electoral college would not vote formally till DEC, yet those votes are desperate by the Election being held immediately, So particular, Obama can win the favored vote and nevertheless lose the Election, as Bush/Gore did in 2000. Gore gained the favored vote, yet Bush gained the Electoral Votes.
2016-10-16 09:38:56 · answer #2 · answered by wishon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do know how it works and why it was organized in the beginning. Our founding fathers felt that the common man was not educated enough to make such important decisions. Given the rate of illiteracy of the late 1700's I would have to agree.
As for how it works, the votes are distributed to the states according to how many representatives that state has in the House plus 2 for that state's Senators. Whichever candidate wins the popular vote in that state receives all of the electoral votes for that state. With this form of election, someone can win without winning the nationwide popular vote, i.e. Bush in 2000, Kennedy in 1960.
With today's modern forms of communication, the common man can make an educated decision even if he/she cannot read. Therefore, it is my belief that the Electoral College should be eliminated. Even though the candidate I voted for would not have won, I believe that this form of election is antiquated and should be abolished.
2006-10-25 02:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how it works and I do not agree with it. I think every vote should be counted and not the electoral votes. Everyone makes a big deal about how you should vote and how your one vote could make a difference, but that is not true. If you voted differently than what the electoral vote is, your vote is thrown in the trash, so to speak.
2006-10-25 02:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by cadodevine 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with it only because it was part of the negotiations that led to agreement among the states necessary to ratify the Constitution. Yes, I know how it works.
2006-10-25 02:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by Brand X 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know how it works, and I don't like it, Gore won 500,000 more votes than Bush, he should have been President- but Elector votes done him in- along with a bit of manipulation by Jebs Cronies in Florida.
2006-10-25 02:28:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I understand how it works and I like the system.
2006-10-25 02:27:08 · answer #7 · answered by barter256 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people don't understand it because it's such a screwed up concept! Why even have an election at all?
2006-10-25 02:27:47 · answer #8 · answered by gittit 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋