Three points about the EC.......it was intended to reduce voter fraud; if it helped any state to influence an election, it was to be a small state, and it was supposed to enhance the margin of the winner of the popular vote.
You may want to read the Federalist papers, particularly #68, which was, essentially, the precursor to the Electoral College. In Federalist 68, Alexander Hamilton was specific that while he believed the EC would prevent the "prostitution" of votes, they were the votes of Congress, NOT the votes of individuals which which he was concerned. It had absolutely nothing to do with "voter fraud", the "margins" of the winner, or the size of the state. As I pointed out to you last week, there was no concern at all over "voter fraud", the concern was over "voter ignorance".
"...The choice of SEVERAL, to form an intermediate body of electors, will be much less apt to convulse the community with any extraordinary or violent movements, than the choice of ONE who was himself to be the final object of the public wishes.
Nothing was more to be desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal, intrigue, and corruption. These most deadly adversaries of republican government might naturally have been expected to make their approaches from more than one querter, but chiefly from the desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils. How could they better gratify this, than by raising a creature of their own to the chief magistracy of the Union? But the convention have guarded against all danger of this sort, with the most provident and judicious attention. They have not made the appointment of the President to depend on any preexisting bodies of men, who might be tampered with beforehand to prostitute their votes; but they have referred it in the first instance to an immediate act of the people of America, to be exerted in the choice of persons for the temporary and sole purpose of making the appointment. And they have excluded from eligibility to this trust, all those who from situation might be suspected of too great devotion to the President in office. No senator, representative, or other person holding a place of trust or profit under the United States, can be of the numbers of the electors. " -- Federalist 68, Alexander Hamilton
Federalist 68 is full of good stuff, and I recommend you read it before you continue spouting off crap you know zero about. |
