One purpose of the Electoral College is to prevent a limited number of pockets of dense population from determining the outcome of presidential elections. In that sense, it is a bit similar to the US Senate, and acts to give powers to the states as opposed to treating the country as one large electorate.
Without the Electoral College, the recent election would have been decided by heavily populated cities in the states of California and New York. With that in mind, voters could expect to see candidates spend the overwhelming majority of their time in geographical areas with dense populations, leaving those with sparse populations largely ignored.
Liberals chafe at the Electoral College for the same reason they are irritated by each state getting two senators regardless of population — it gives power to the states and recognizes them as significant political entities. It’s the same as the “states’ rights” argument which militates against a powerful national government. Hence, this is not a new argument at all, but one that goes back to the founding of our nation.
That liberals hate the Electoral College is illustrated by the comments of one Supreme Court justice. More on page two.
How many times in the last 15, 20 40, 50 or even 100 years has anyone even brought up changing the electoral college until now? Maybe once? Twice? Once when Al Gore lost? Then again when Hillary lost? It has worked well (and fair) for 240 years, but now it needs to be changed? Why is that? Is it because it no longer works, or is it because your candidate lost? And lost again! And then, lost again! What we need, is for Ruth Bader-Ginsberg to either die, or retire, and democrats who, at the very least, like this country. We don’t need to do$#%&!@*to electoral college!
CAN NOT WAIT FOR YOU TO MEET YOUR MAKER YOU EVIL LIBERAL !!!!
You should repost.
Dan Loudermilk you can feel free to repost anywhere you would like. Someone told me it won’t matter, because the left will not take any new viewpoints. She won. that’s it. Facts do not matter, even when shown in black and white, or red and blue 🙂
She never liked the Constitution, I’m sure the founding fathers would of had fun with her
She needs to go to a nursing home
go back too sleep
TOO LATE for what YOU THINK …..GO TO YOUR Facility and just ….SHUT UP !
TOO LATE for what YOU THINK …..GO TO YOUR Facility and just ….SHUT UP !!
You cannot change the law. Wish you was GONE