QUESTION Do you really want to fix the political system? Seriously?
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It's too corrupt to fix and we need leaders even though there wankers
LeighShelton
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Feb 26, 2018
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Would like the electoral college to be purely based on a flat population rate. Each electoral vote is worth about 550,000 people in most states, based on representation. However; smaller states (no offense) like Wyoming only have 550,000 people and yet get 3 electoral votes. this effectively makes their votes worth three times other peoples votes, of course the electoral college does not have to follow the popular vote... One person one vote. IMHO.
fearlas
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Feb 26, 2018
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@Hellbent Yes there would be a danger of smaller states being ignored, the flip side is they are given more power. States having representation is different from a persons vote not being equal to another. Not to mention the way the electoral votes in some states are winner takes all, which allows larger states to carry more weight as well. A popular vote is closer to letting people decide, not a select few.
Question: While I understand the principle behind secret voting, how would the various constituencies know whom to vote for if voting records are unavailable to the public?
Nottheonlyone
Level 7
Feb 26, 2018
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I don't understand the question exactly.
Allow me to rephrase: If we don't know how our elected officials vote, how will we know if we want to keep them in office?
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