The ironic thing about the Electoral College. [View all]
It is arguably the one thing that can be claimed to be both constitutional and unconstitutional, all at the same time.
It is constitutional in that it is mandated by the U.S. Constitution.
It is unconstitutional in that it arguably violates the equal protection clause. For example, I live in Florida, the fourth most populous state in the country. My state gets 29 electoral votes. Wyoming is the least populous state in the country. It gets 3 electoral votes. I vote. Someone from Wyoming votes. In fact, two people have voted. However, given the electoral situation in both states, my vote is given more weight than someone in Wyoming. So in essence, my vote "counts" more and this would violate the equal protection clause but for the fact that the electoral college is already written into the constitution.
Even though I'm the benefactor in this situation, I still find this to be rather unfair.
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