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To: BGR who wrote (86612)	12/11/2000 3:25:29 AM
From: Richard Nehrboss	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

BGR, Supposedly we are an Authoritarian Republic. Set up (although slipping away) that way by our founders. As I mentioned in a previous note, our forefathers knew that democracies can't work because before too long, people realize they can vote themselves what they want. This obviously is unsustainable and the system collapses. Richard

To: BGR who wrote (86612)	12/11/2000 9:52:46 PM
From: Shane M	Respond to of 132070

BGR, The presidential election is a series of 51 mini state elections with (50 state plus the District of Columbia) with each state pledging it's allotted electors to the candidate who wins the mini-election. Each state is allocated electoral votes based upon it's representation in the 2 legislative bodies of Congress (House of Representatives and Senate). Representation in the House of Representatives is based upon population with a minimum of 1 vote per state. In the House of Reps the more populous states wield more influence. Representation in the Senate is equal with each state receiving 2 votes. Alaska, a low population state gets 1 electoral vote corresponding to it's representation in the house of reps and 2 electoral votes correlating to its 2 votes in the Senate. Total Electoral Votes are 3 to be pledged to the victor in the state. Florida, a more populous state derives 23 electoral votes from the House and 2 from the Senate. Total Electoral votes are 25 to be pledged to the victor in the state. (Most states pledge all of their electors to the state victor, although a few (2?) states allow electoral votes to be split among candidates.) This system of electoral voting skews representation away from a pure popular vote to a system where low population states have somewhat more representation than their population would dictate. Anyhow, that's how this Republic is set up. Shane