Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Should the electoral college be reformed?

No. My initial thought was that America needs some kind of structure to voting, and the electoral college brings that.

2nd answer: Yes. Yeah Yeah Yeah, Al Gore won popular vote but lost. The thing about that, is that he won the larger states, who actually have fewer electoral votes. Whereas Bush won smaller states, who have more electoral votes, thus causing him to win the presidency. I don't think that the smaller states should get more say in who gets to be president. All states are are just imaginary lines that separate a few buildings, anyway.

3rd answer: Yes. By this point, I think that the president should be chosen by the people, or that the president should be chosen by selected electors. None of this in between Charlie Brown Wishy Washy garbage. Either put your trust into the people, or don't. Basically, it's leading to the president being chosen by electors. If popular vote really mattered, Al Gore would have (would be) been president.

4th answer: Yes. Small States...huh. Never really thought that through. Small states need love, too, but in the case of this election, I think America will vote primarily for one candidate, and it won't be so split. However, if you vote for a president, and lose, get over it. You lost. No recounts.

5th answer: Yes. I think that the electoral college does do some good and some bad, and that the process can be tweaked a little bit. Unfortunately, to change the Electoral College will be near impossible, so I don't really know that it can be reformed. So, Americans may be stuck with voting and praying that the electors vote their way.

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