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Why do we still have the Electoral College?

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Emcee: Jon Khymn	Type: Unmoderated

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35	A Constitutional amendment to eliminate the E.C. would require the ratification	deep_rough	-	11/4/2004
34	Let not over do it Gary, there were little more than 10MM votes counted in Calif	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
33	I respect your opinion, Bill. But just what part of constitutional structure o	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
32	>>>Some days I like the EC more<<< Yes, I appreciated the EC s	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
31	That is a very good point.	sandintoes	-	11/4/2004
30	The French live in the past and imagine themselves the most educated, artistic,	sandintoes	-	11/4/2004
29	That may be a poor reason in todays world, but have you watched MTV lately? The	sandintoes	-	11/4/2004
28	One unheralded advantage of the E.C. is that it curbs massive vote fraud. If 5	deep_rough	-	11/4/2004
27	As someone whose vote hardly ever counts, I support the EC system because there	Bill	-	11/4/2004
26	Yes...I think it is impossible to expect that the smaller states like RI, DE, WY	jlallen	-	11/4/2004
25	Some days I like the EC more, some less. I do not think it persists through shee	Neocon	-	11/4/2004
24	Good point, but don't they have more congressperson? I think electing a pre	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
23	could you be little more specific on "moot point"? TIA	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
22	>>At this point it is less clear, insofar as we view ourselves more as a n	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
21	>>States count<< MORE than PEOPLE themselves? Why State exist?	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
20	Don't think we need to explain Electoral College system to French,,, chicken	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
19	>>The founding fathers were not quite certain they could trust the illiter	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
18	I'm sure E.C. still have many good points. But since then the political env	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
17	I am sure that seat has found a nice Republican state... like N.C....	Jon Khymn	-	11/4/2004
16	That is a good question, the rationale is the same. If we want a more democratic	Neocon	-	11/4/2004
15	If we ditch the Electoral College, why not ditch the Senate too. After all, why	Bill	-	11/4/2004
14	Its really a moot point....	jlallen	-	11/4/2004
13	Actually, each state legislature determines the rules of selection for electors,	Neocon	-	11/4/2004
12	It's all that wine..they forget to bathe.	sandintoes	-	11/4/2004
11	<I>The French question our electoral system...</i> I question Frenc	Bill	-	11/4/2004

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