What would it take to get rid of the electoral college?
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The simple answer is a constitutional amendment. The reality is that will never happen because you require 3/4 of the states to adopt an amendment and the small statesa gain a disproportional advantage inthe current system.
Anyone who has studied constitutional history would know that it was designed to fail.
Mark9393
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Feb 28, 2018
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I see the point of the Electoral College. Basically, it is intended to be a protection against overly emotional and non-intellectual voters. However, it has become an extension of the dominant party of that time, and they do not have to answer to the voters or justify their actions. I would not want to get rid of them. I want them to further good governance.
Reignmond
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Feb 28, 2018
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So far, the Republican Party has shown what happens when they gain control of the very government they are sworn to destroy. Further good governance?
You have set an unachievable goal for this band of thieves.
@jorj
I voted for Obama in both elections; that said, there were several times I was disappointed to mad as hell about a few of President Obama's decisions. One particularly bad one was his intentional murder of a 16-year-old US citizen, who had no charges against him and never received an "fair trial" as was his right as a Citizen, in Yemen (Anwar al-Awlaki).
As for corruption, the fact is that the same people who we allow to bribe Republicans, also bribe Democrats.
the will of the people...hahaha...oh, I am hilarious...congress will have to decide it isn't in their best interest....and I don't see that happening....
JohnnyThorazine
Level 7
Feb 28, 2018
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A fire in the premises? What better example that number 45 unpresident.
GipsyOfNewSpain
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Feb 28, 2018
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