Electoral College

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I know that this isn't directly related to firearms or OC, but considering that our next presidential election is only a year away, and that who we elect as president will have an effect on our cause, I want to see what everyone's thoughts are on this article.

http://www.fairvote.org/?page=200&articlemode=showspecific&showarticle=1198

Should we keep the electoral college, or abolish it and let the popular vote decide who wins the presidency?

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How about giving power back to the states like it was intended, so that there is a fair balance between national and state power, giving the president less power, and decreasing the importance of the presidential elections?

Oh crap, I think the Department of Homeland Security is knocking at my door... Nono, not for suggesting a limitation in federal executive power, but because of how OT this thread is :lol:

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Keep the Electoral College.

Direct popular election brings us that much closer to a democracy--something the Founders distrusted.

Recall the problems with big gov't, socialistic tendencies, etc. Then imagine the liberal-biased media's effect on a direct popular election.

Wasn't Dianne Feinstein oneof the senators trying to pass the FairnessDoctrine to hamstring conservative talk radio? Anything she supports is instantly suspect in my book. Her comment about fair and uniform is beside the point. The Electoral College directly protects fairness while adding a layer against popular opinion swayed by demagogues. Creating battle-ground states is not a problem created by the Electoral College. Its created by the political parties themselves. An artificial problem if I ever saw one.Since when have political candidates given battle-ground states or non-battle-ground states anything more than sound-bites and talking points instead of real information that can be used to evaluate them?

At least with the Electoral College an elector can stand back,rubhis chin, and vote against the grain.

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We should not only keep it, we should restore it to its original purpose, and eliminate direct election of senators while we're at it.

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KBCraig wrote:

We should not only keep it, we should restore it to its original purpose, and eliminate direct election of senators while we're at it.

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I agree. And as for that poll the OP linked to, well....pfft!:X

I hope I don't sound too misanthropic, but I find the average Joe to be a moron!
The majority of citizens in this country are the proverbial boiling frog. They're not upset by extreme taxes or even taxes to build a stadium so millionaires can play a childs game. They don't seem too concerned with the erosion of civil liberties. As long as they can screw once in a while and have a tv remote control in their hand, they are fat, happy, and stupid!

No way do I want the majority to directly decide who the President is. They're too stupid to be trusted with such a responsibility!

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Not a big fan of the EC... I like popular vote, but that means Gore would have won ICK! :?

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Without the College, we'd see:

Candidates focusing on NY, California, Texas, and Florida - the high-population states - trying to buy votes. I don't want those 4 states determining my president.

Little to no campaigning in the lowest-populated states. You think Montana gets overlooked NOW?


Frankly, I like the new California proposal, which is likely to be defeated because it would probably make California Republican, but which grants one electoral vote to the winner of each district. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be doing well there.