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To: Metacomet who wrote (81172)	10/10/2011 7:54:44 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 218728

Yes, I do love the Electoral College. It decentralizes power. An excellent thing.

To: Metacomet who wrote (81172)	10/10/2011 8:03:06 PM
From: Ilaine	4 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 218728

One of the great things about the US Constitution is that the big states don't have any more power to elect the President than the small ones. New York and California don't get to elect the President all by themselves. Not just blue states, but red states, too. That's what makes us a republic. The beauty part is that the only way the Electoral College could be abolished is if the small states agreed, and they won't. Why would they? It is democracy, but apparently not the kind you like. You want the mob to rule. That's not constitutional democracy. You don't really like the US Constitution. Too confining. Well, that's the way it's supposed to be. The Constitution is supposed to be a brake on public sentiment, and it is. The ultimate example of pure democracy in action is a lynch mob. Only one dissenting vote there.