A movement to bypass the Electoral College is gaining ground in Colorado, the first swing state to endorse the measure. Essentially, the plan is an end run around amending the constitution to remove the Electoral College; it proposes that each state will pass a law giving all of its electors to the winner of the popular vote.
I support this plan, even though my small state of Vermont would lose most of its influence in the presidential race; a system where the President is the winner of the popular vote is simply more democratic. While a post-Electoral College America would lost some of the drama of campaigning for "swing states," it would ensure that the president is elected by all the people without giving undue influence to some states over others.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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This is great news and I hope every state follows Colorado's example. However, I worry that some states will not pass similar laws and then the nation will be left with two different electoral processes.
Should we also abolish the Senate?
...or modify it. It's scary to think that if you tallied up the number of people each Senator represents and add up the majority-minority party totals, that the party in the majority could represent fewer people and still have more voting power.
In terms of Vermont having less power - this is true. But you guys will have exactly the amount of power you should have. No less, no more. Down with the electoral college, already. We have technology that allows us to inform the public, and the college is really unnecessary.
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