Here's another point of view.
The electoral college makes for an more inclusive
national decision making process. Why you may ask.
Positive reasons:
1. The issues. The issues in of the hartland - non
urban are different from the east and west coast
concentrated urban areas. The EC helps to get them
discussed and included
2. Minority representation - opinion and income.
The lower EC states have a smaller poplulations with
differing views (more conservative maybe) and
generally lower incomes than higher density areas.
3. The EC forces the candidates to pay attention to
less populated regions of the USA.
Negative reasons:
A. A candidate would spend more money and time in the
higher populated areas - the smaller populated states
would not see the candidates.
B. Issues would be focused toward uban issues and
concerns. Issues relating to rural life would not get
discussed.
C. The Senate - Does it make any sense that states
such as Deleware and Rhode Island have the same number
(&influence) of Senitors as California in the Senate?
If you want to get rid of the EC for the popular vote
reason then why not extend it to the Senate.
There may be other reason that others could add.
My point; let's consider the above and not rush to
judgement. There may be more wisdom in the
Constitution than what we see at first glance.
This is a Republic (we elect representatives to vote
for us) and not a Democracy (we vote on the issues &
laws)
Any comments (except on my spelling)?
--- fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> Couldn't agree with you more! Getting rid of the
> electoral college will make
> it important for each individual American to get off
> there butts and vote
> because their vote really would count for something.
> Living in MA, I've
> developed a real hatred of the E.C.!
> Tom
>
>
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