Monday, November 5, 2012
ELECTORAL COLLEGE HAS TO GO; DISENFRANCHISEMENT
most of us studied american history in grade and high school and were told versions of the birth of our nation and its form of government. its been awhile but i seem to remember that the electoral college was put in place because we were an agrarian society and we didn't have have speed train yet so we needed "electors" instead of a direct popular vote. i thought it was a little iffy at the time but let it pass.
but it doesn't get a pass anymore. its got to go.
we have a situation now in this country where 10 states will determine who the next president is. and that might be generous; it might be 4 states, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin and Colorado.
the rest of the states and the rest of US, don't matter. the principal reason for this is the winner take all allocation of electoral votes by the states. so if your Romney, you basically ignore California and New York in terms of campaigning, other than fund raising, but there is not way for him to win in those 2 states. and the reverse holds true for red states like Texas.
this is ridiculous. its time for a popular vote. the vote of republicans in California and democrats in Texas should count.
we could change the allocation of electoral votes on a proportional basis but that is tantamount to a popular vote; so lets get rid of this silly, anachronistic, disenfranchising relic
next we will discuss daylight savings time!
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the whole voting system in this nation has become corrupted. i strongly feel that the electoral college system has to go. i also believe that a uniform voting system across this nation needs to be put in place, not state by state. votes should require i.d. no matter what and early voting should be abolished, except for absentee ballots (military, handicapped), etc. the issue of voter i.d. by the liberals is a total farce. i have never known of anyone at 18 years old who did not have an i.d.
i have no problem if the candidate i voted for did not win...as long as there is integrity in the voting system. i believe strongly that our system is corrupted, totally. i am so worried for our country. it is not the united states, rather two states. the saying " a house divided will not stand,it will fall" stays in my mind.
my liberal black friend who voted for obama told me "this country is more divided under obama than bush was ever accused of." i believe so.
and if every election boils down to ohio as it is always touted,then why bother voting?
geez louise, what a mess we are in!!!
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