I agree that Electoral College isn't working as the founders expected. (Reply #1)

In the discussion thread: Dem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves [View all]

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:50 AM

Stonepounder (4,033 posts)

1. I agree that Electoral College isn't working as the founders expected.

However simply eliminating it and going with raw popular vote would reverse where we are today. Right now, it is fundamentally he who has the biggest area wins. Eliminating the EC would basically say OK, the coastal areas and Dallas and Houston get to pick the winner.

We need something that more closely represents all the people, the low population areas as well as the high density areas.

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47 replies	Author	Time	Post
Dem introduces bills to eliminate electoral college, stop presidents from pardoning themselves [View all]	Judi Lynn	Jan 2019	OP
I agree that Electoral College isn't working as the founders expected.	Stonepounder	Jan 2019	#1
No, it wouldn't say any AREA picked the winner. It would say all INDIVIDUALS,	pnwmom	Jan 2019	#2
Absolutely agree. One vote per person. President represents ALL, not an area	iluvtennis	Jan 2019	#9
How about something that doesn't screw over California in the process?	ansible	Jan 2019	#3
Amen!	calimary	Jan 2019	#13
How would getting rid of the EC..	MicaelS	Jan 2019	#28
It actually helps California. Their votes would have appropriate weight.	SharonAnn	Jan 2019	#45
Main problem with the EC is how some states lock them into voting whoever wins the state rather	cstanleytech	Jan 2019	#4
I thought they were supposed to represent the will of their voters.	JustABozoOnThisBus	Jan 2019	#33
Yes but forcing renders their ability to act as a firewall to keep	cstanleytech	Jan 2019	#35
The Senate already has a bias in power to small states	Mopar151	Jan 2019	#5
+++++++ agree	iluvtennis	Jan 2019	#10
So it's better...	SergeStorms	Jan 2019	#8
THIS!!!!	calimary	Jan 2019	#14
Why should the city of Chicago's 3 million residents	Progressive Jones	Jan 2019	#11
This, too!!!	calimary	Jan 2019	#15
No it wouldn't,every one gets ONE vote....	Bengus81	Jan 2019	#21
That what trump does, claim an overwhelming victory when he only won by 76000 votes. nt	oldsoftie	Jan 2019	#23
who cares where one lives? let the people decide.	Blues Heron	Jan 2019	#26
One person, one vote. Simple as that.	Merlot	Jan 2019	#29
It IS working exactly as intended: to empower (rural) slave states despite their low populations.	lagomorph777	Jan 2019	#39
We don't need an amendment.	Scruffy1	Jan 2019	#6
The right wing cannot, and should not, be trusted. nt	Progressive Jones	Jan 2019	#12
States govenrments can change every two years	Merlot	Jan 2019	#31
"We don't need an amendment." 2 yrs ago I might have agreed. In this nightmare administration...	mpcamb	Jan 2019	#43
One person, one vote.	Tactical Peek	Jan 2019	#7
And This!!!	calimary	Jan 2019	#16
Now you can add TWO MORE Pres elections to that list that Carter presented.....	Bengus81	Jan 2019	#22
And prorate each Senator's vote.	Woodycall	Jan 2019	#17
a symbolic gesture, no chance to go any further than McConnel's inbox	beachbum bob	Jan 2019	#18
2020 is fast approaching	watoos	Jan 2019	#19
the sheer numbers needed to pass any admenment makes nearly impossible	beachbum bob	Jan 2019	#20
McTurtle's headed for the outbox.	lagomorph777	Jan 2019	#40
Be carefull...Sometimes the shoe can be on the other foot.	Maxheader	Jan 2019	#24
The winner take all concept	The Wizard	Jan 2019	#25
Love it!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Jan 2019	#27
One thing that will come out of this presidency.	Turbineguy	Jan 2019	#30
Thank you, Steve Cohen.	Firestorm49	Jan 2019	#32
+1	Power 2 the People	Jan 2019	#34
K&R!!	BlancheSplanchnik	Jan 2019	#36
A purely symbolic move, but I like the gesture.	Nitram	Jan 2019	#37
I have 2 problems with the EC that are never mentioned	TexasBushwhacker	Jan 2019	#38
The electoral needs to be abolished. It has allowed a minority to rule over the majority	onit2day	Jan 2019	#41
The last paragraph really sums it up...	Stuart G	Jan 2019	#42
If a person get just 1 vote more than the opposition in each of the 11 largest states by population,	Cold War Spook	Jan 2019	#44
The big problem is that the original concept of state's rights is flawed	Buckeyeblue	Jan 2019	#46
K&R	Scurrilous	Jan 2019	#47

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