Electoral College Fuckedup System....

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Much of the problem lies in the adherence to a written, static constitution that is not permitted to evolve (save and except for an amending mechanism that is almost impossible to work with). As a result, matters are locked in a manner that may have been right in 1776, but don't look so great in hindsight. Most notably, the electoral college system may have made sense when there were 13 colonies of more equal population, but now there are 50, many with low population, carrying disproportionate power.

Also, as the country becomes more urbanized, the "winner takes all" system within each state seems off--New York City carries New York State (good luck to a Republican there), and urban dwellers in Texas similarly are not heard. No one imagined, in 1776, a great urban migration and the differing views of its urban citizenry.

There are a myriad of other things that warrant revisiting, but cannot be, due to this rigidity. For instance, why are voting hours and requirements, down to the number of polling stations, so varied by state?

This all results in unfairness, a feeling of not being represented, and polarity of two ruling parties which no one imagined in 1776 would result.

[Proud liberal 80]

1. Electoral College and Senate both suck and are outdated

There should be national popular vote, and we should have just the House of Representatives with 900+ membership....The Representatives should only represent at the most 500,000 people.

[RockCreek]

2. The technological advances that made this possible

The technological advances that made this population concentration possible could not have been foreseen in 1776.