I agree...get rid of the Electoral College. David I. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf > Of Richard Moody > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 10:40 PM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Politics! > > > > > > > > > > <<Looking at Fla in the postition to decide the out come of the > Presidential > > election only because of something called the Electoral College, even > after > > one candidate already has the the majority of popular votes, you gotta > > wonder "what the heck" but it ain't Jim B's fault. ---ric>> > > > > > > One good thing about the electoral college is that it disallows the more > > populous states to "outvote" the smaller states. With its massive > population > > in a popular vote election, a more populous state like California could > very > > easily dictate the national outcome of a low-voter-turnout election. > States > > have more representation under the electoral college system. > > I must ask why should "states" have more representation than the people in > presidential elections? I don't vote as a state, I vote as a person. I > thought that was one thing that was settled in the Civil War, even though > the blood of my ancestors was shed for "states rights". > > > > I think things will stay as they are because the constitution would have > to > > be amended. The present electoral college is probably the best > system for > > our country made up of many states which vary greatly in > population. Some > of > > the more conservative, smaller states do not want their voting power > reduced > > by the liberal "left" coasts. > > > > John Formsma > > Blue Mountain, MS > > And what about some of the more liberal smaller states who don't > want their > "voting power" reduced by a giant conservative state like.... Texas > perhaps?? > > Forget the "states" give the vote to the people. > > I say amend the Constitution. The electoral college is the only > reason why > this election isn't decided. ---ric. > > > >
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