Who agrees with me that the time has come to do away with the Electoral College voting system?

Question

I am referencing to the fact that BUSH was put into office in 2000 by Electoral votes as he LOST the election by Popular vote. So that EVERYONE understands Popular vote is WE the PEOPLE vote what or who WE WANT. NOT what the government wants as they did to us in 2000. By appointing bush into office when it should have been Gore.

To Bob builder. It doesn't matter who supported who. The FACT remains that by POPULAR vote BUSH LOST the election. What this translates to is that the government put into office a man who lost by PEOPLE VOTES. WE THE PEOPLE. JUST so you do know I DID support BUSH. I AM SORRY I DID but that doesn't matter. GORE WON.

Answer 1

I agree with you! The Electoral College was implemented in case the American people supposedly made a wrong decision. Well in that case it defeats the whole purpose of having a popular vote. I think it is safe to say the select few who make up the electoral vote made a horrible decision. The people wanted Gore he should have been President. The Electoral College only undermines the American citizens and they should be gone.

Answer 2

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Pro: The Founders of this nation had a justified fear of complete democracy. They set up a system where supposedly wise men, elected by the people, and holding no other office at the time, would chose a President. They knew "There's a sucker born every minute". They made sure that there was an insulating layer of responsible people between the voter and the presidency. Thus there is some protection from the lies and deceit that went on during election season, then just as it does now.

Con:
1. Those who failed their civics classes, or who have never received any instruction in our system of government, continue to complain and question the Electoral College. This makes the sheep easily identified and led by the barking dogs.

2. Those who wish to take advantage of the gullibility of the average voter would like to do away with the Electoral College, in order to make their nonsense campaigns more effective.

Although the Electors of most states are "pledged" to vote for the winner in that state, and most face criminal penalties for breaking that pledge, there may come a time when the Electoral College is forced to muster its courage and go against the vote. This could happen in a scenario where massive fraud or corruption is found between the national election day and the balloting of the Electoral College. This could happen and is what was intended by the founders of this nation.

Answer 3

What is best for Californians is not necessarily what is best for Rhode Island.

I do believe it needs to be modified but I do not wish California to be electing my president simply because they have a larger population.

States with smaller populations deserve representation too. Though I live in New York and our population isn't amongst the smaller states I think if the country was sectioned with several sates lumped together in close proximity to each other equaling those of the largest populations then dividing electoral votes equally may be a better way to determine whom our leaders eventually become.

Also, I we had second and third choices in the same election so if our 1st choice does not win than our vote automatically gets deferred to to the candidate of our second choosing. Thus creating a balancing effect thus ending the two party systems control and old Washington's corrupting ways of government.

Answer 4

It is beyond time for it to go. The founding fathers put the Electoral College into place because they did not want some foreign-backed charismatic leader to become President. We have come to a point where Democrats don't campaign in traditionally strong Republican areas and vice versa. Votes for Democrats in the south don't really count. And, votes for Republicans in the northeast don't really count. If we were to change to a percentage-based formula for dividing electoral votes in an election that would still give the smaller states a voice.

Answer 5

Partially agree

I believe that the electoral college needs to be updated, not done away with

My suggestion would to split a state's electoral votes depending on the split of that state's popular vote. That way, the votes are closer to what the popular vote actually is, and smaller states still have slightly more say in the election

Answer 6

No, otherwise they would just go to big cities and talk to the masses, they would feel no need to talk to smaller population areas as they wouldn't need the votes to be elected. As for what someone said about the partial voting, well thats a state right. Some states do have partial voting but if states choose they want to give it all or none then that is their right.

Answer 7

I agree that the electoral college needs to be done away with, however the popular vote needs to be dismantled as well. People have proven themselves to irresponsible to handle the management of their own government. I would ask you at this point to name one president truly qualified to run this country. From your answer I will assume that you will say Clinton. I would like to remind you that he was the only president ever to be impeached. He lied in court, and bombed Iraq. Personally, I believe in a dictatorship. (Not a communism. I am a statist, not a socialist.) Before anyone calls me a neo-nazi, I would like to make it clear that this would be a benevolent dictatorship, not one reminiscent of Hitlers regime.

Answer 8

I would support a reform for the Electoral College (allocating electoral votes proportionally in each state) and also support that we include a reform for the Voting Right's Act of 1967 to include a type of proportional representation. Thanks!

Answer 9

actually bush was made president by the supreme court. i do agree that the electoral college is indeed an antiquated system and needs to done away with

Answer 10

I'm writing an essay about that in school.

Yes, I believe the Electoral College system has got to go. It is obsolete and unfair...