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you cant get rid of the electoral college...that would be unfair
Quote from: Machiavelli on March 06, 2008, 05:02:42 PMyou cant get rid of the electoral college...that would be unfairEven in cases like Bush vs Gore where more people voted for Gore but Bush won?
Quote from: Turf Hitta on March 06, 2008, 05:08:20 PMQuote from: Machiavelli on March 06, 2008, 05:02:42 PMyou cant get rid of the electoral college...that would be unfairEven in cases like Bush vs Gore where more people voted for Gore but Bush won?all that shit has to do with florida...places like california, new york, texas and shit which have a bigger population decide whos president while states like wyoming, north dakota have very little say. That would be unfair.
Well for one its in the Constitution, maintains a separation of powers and keeps the 3 branches in check to minimize threats to liberty. Keeps the federal character of the nation. It neutralizes the effect of all such turnout disparities between states.Most importantly it forces a candidate to seek popular support over a majority of the country. Since a candidate cannot count on winning the election based solely on a heavy concentration of votes in a few populated areas the Electoral college avoids much of the sectionalism that has plagued other geographically large nations such as China, India, the Soviet Union, and the Roman Empire.The only problem I have with the system is that it encourages stability through the two-party system and has a negative effect on third parties.