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To: ELH1006 who wrote (39397)	11/9/2000 11:21:02 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

> isn't the populous vote skewed by the states of New York and California? Yes it will. But why should that be a concern? As a nation, there must be trust that the president is concerned for the population as a whole and is above state politics (that's why there are state representatives). Why should my vote mean more or less based on where I live? After all, people in New York pay as much (if not more) taxes than elsewhere. > Isn't this the precise reason as to why we have an electoral college system. I've been told that the reason for the electoral college system is that at the time the technology wasn't there to count the ballots at the national level. Obviously this reason is no longer valid. Another reason (disputed) that I've heard for the electoral college system is that it was a compromise between pure democracy and elitism. The idea being that the people select their betters to elect the president. If that is really the case, then the electorate should be holding a debate amongst themself rather than an automatic vote. Either way I don't see this system in tune with the modern times.