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To: steve harris who wrote (200948)9/8/2004 10:10:30 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575517
 
re: there are reasons we have an electoral college for electing the highest leader of our republic

Of course there are. We are a republic (not a democracy) because the founding fathers didn't trust the people; they wanted a upper class stop loss in case the people got stupid.

But in practicle terms, the electoral collage delegates will probably never go against the popular votes. And eliminating the electoral collage would eliminate potential problems.

It at least makes more sense than a gay marriage amendment.

John