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Politics : Why do we still have the Electoral College? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (13)	11/4/2004 12:06:33 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60

If we ditch the Electoral College, why not ditch the Senate too. After all, why should Wyoming have the same representation as New York?

To: Neocon who wrote (13)	11/4/2004 4:24:34 PM
From: Jon Khymn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60

>>At this point it is less clear, insofar as we view ourselves more as a nation, less as a federation. That is ultimately the point it hinges on<< Good point, my feeling exactly. One more thing about E.C., I think it makes it very difficult for independent third party to get any meaningful vote. Even if a third candidate gets 20 to 30% of popular vote, he or she may not get a single Electoral Vote... Maybe Dem and Rep want to monopolize the political powers. There were over 100 cases attempting to change EC system, but never passed the congress (didn't even get to reach the Senate) It's not that general public wants to keep EC but think its those politicians who wants to keep the system, and keep the power to themselves... just a wild thought...