daquixers Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 We need to scrap the Electoral College. Even though Bush is up by about 65 electoral points, I believe we should get rid of the electoral votes and just count popular vote. Bush is up by over 2 MILLION VOTES ... this is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Don't worry kerry will close that gap when California closes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 We need to scrap the Electoral College. Even though Bush is up by about 65 electoral points, I believe we should get rid of the electoral votes and just count popular vote. Bush is up by over 2 MILLION VOTES ... this is ridiculous. 98042[/snapback] That swing wildly when NY, California, Washington St, Oregon, etc are announced. Watch out what you wish for, you just might get it. Al Gore would be President... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Contrary to popular belief, we do not live in a democracy, we live in a (representative) republic. The electoral college is based upon each state's number of representatives in both the Senate and the House. Since America had just fought that whole "taxation without representation" Revolutionary War thingy, they decided it would be a good idea to only permit the lower house (House of Representatives), which are directly elected representives of their constituency, to have the power to generate revenues, ie, tax us. The number of each state's reps in the House are based on the most recent census (that's what makes completing the census so important). As I'm sure you're aware, the Senate gets 2 reps from each state. As the founding fathers did not believe the illiterate riff-raff were capable of choosing what was best for the country, the Senators and Representives were allowed to cast their electoral college vote as they best saw fit, although they generally followed suit with their constituents. There have been some tweaks to the system over the years, but essentially it's in place to protect America from Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Contrary to popular belief, we do not live in a democracy, we live in a (representative) republic. The electoral college is based upon each state's number of representatives in both the Senate and the House. Since America had just fought that whole "taxation without representation" Revolutionary War thingy, they decided it would be a good idea to only allow the lower house (House of Representatives), which are directly elected representives of their constituency the power to generate revenues, ie, tax us. The number of each state's reps in the House are based on the most recent census (that's what makes completing the census so important). As I'm sure you're aware, the Senate gets 2 reps from each state. As the founding fathers did not believe the illiterate riff-raff were capable of choosing what was best for the country, the Senators and Representives were allowed to cast their electoral college vote as they best saw fit, although they generally followed suit with their constituents. There have been some tweaks to the system over the years, but essentially it's in place to protect America from Americans. 98087[/snapback] Which is a spectacularly good idea, if PPP is any indication of America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 There have been some tweaks to the system over the years, but essentially it's in place to protect America from Americans. 98087[/snapback] Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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