#31
Been a little colder than normal here, there's even snow on the mountains.
#32
Utah?
#33
The US isn't a democracy, it's a constitutional republic. I was originally set up with the intent of the States having all the power and the Federal government stepping in to take up the slack or any inter-state issues. In order for the states to have equal power in the election process, they set up the electoral college. It's not perfect, but if we did away with it, CA and NY would have all the power in regards to elections, and the other states would have none.
#34
OxnardOriginally Posted by jettyman
#35
You notice there was no answer to that question (4 times). Our founders weren't perfect but holy shit were they smart.
#36
Is that really any different than a select few swing states determining elections as they do now? There's a reason candidates spend the majority of their campaign time on only a few states and ignore the rest. If the electoral college favored the blue states would you still feel the same way?
#37
The electoral college isn't supposed to favor one over the other. The fact that there are "swing states" shows that it's at least partially working.
#38
Our founders made it all but impossible to abolish the electoral college. A absolutely brilliant move. They anticipated the scenario that exist today. Back then it wasn't about republican versus democrat. They were simply doing what was most fair for the future of the country.
#39
It's not supposed to but it does. The fact is that the majority of states don't matter seems to indicate that there's a problem. Shouldn't we strive for better than just partially working?
#40
Without the electoral college candidates would only visit the highest population areas where they had the estimated greatest chance of getting more votes. So how is that any better than swing states?
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