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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (8261)	12/3/2000 8:04:33 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Under this system, a vote in Wyoming is worth 68 votes in California... Since each state has two Senators, Idaho (population 1 million) has equal status to California (population 25+ million). That's 25 to 1 RIGHT NOW!! And as your example with Wyoming shows, other states have EVEN MORE power. NO BILL becomes a law unless it receives approval from a sufficient number of Senators. I would suggest you go back and re-read the history of how our founding fathers created the US constitution. Reading "The Federalist Papers" might prove to be a good start. Btw, I'm not trying to be snotty (snippy?) here... But clearly there are some folks out here who haven't got the faintest idea of how our government is structured. If anything, people should take this moment in current history to refresh their knowledge of American civics. In light of the current existing system which balances populism with federalism, giving each state an equal number of electoral college delegates would not be antithetical to the structure that was created in congress. Such a restructuring of the electoral college could prove to be a hybrid where a candidate has to win the popular vote by 5-10% points over his opponent. And if no candidate receives such an advantage, then the candidate who wins the majority of states, as decided by the electoral college votes, would decide the election. That's one example of how such a restructuring might take place. Again, I would hope you take the time to develop a better understanding of how our founding fathers designed the system to meet the needs of responding to the popular vote, but also preventing a tyranny by the majority. Regards, Ron