3. Should the Electoral
College be altered or abolished?
Why or why not?
I think that the Electoral College should be
abolished. If this country is supposed to be a true democracy, then
having the college vote for the majority of their states votes doesn’t
seem very democratic to me. People are told to vote so their voices can
be heard, but if the Electoral College is voting with the majority, then
the minority of the state isn’t being represented very well. I think
that each vote that is cast should be counted, rather than just the
Electoral College votes. It might be a more time-consuming task, but it
would better represent the people and their individual opinions.
Kari H.
I feel that the Electoral College should be altered because it is a very unfair system to go by. When the Electoral College was first applied, it was used because states were not informed on the views of the candidates. However, now every person is very informed on information. Anyone can go onto the internet and look up all of the information they want in the blink of an eye. Therefore, there is no use of the Electoral College now days.
I feel that the voting system that should be used, is a simple majority. In the 2000 election, George Bush was outvoted by Al Gore, but George Bush still one the election because of the Electoral College. Therefore, this system is not fair because people knew everything about the candidates, and they voted for Al Gore. Therefore Al Gore should have been the president.
Erik R.
3. Should the Electoral College be altered or abolished?
Why or why not?
The Electoral College should be altered because when it first set up, it was made to make up for the lack of information that the people in the states had. They didn’t have access to information, so it was harder to make a well informed decision. The Electoral College allowed the people elected to make the best decision for the people because they knew more than the citizens.
Now, however, the citizens are more than capable of finding out information about candidates through television, newspapers and internet. Everyone who votes has the ability to find out all they want about a certain candidate. Everyone who votes is voting for the person they feel would best serve our country, and they don’t need a person to cast their vote for them. The voting should be based on just simple majority, and not have to rely on electoral votes for elections.
Erika H.
I believe the Electoral College should be abolished
because it doesn't give an accurate representation of the American
voters majority. Bush got into office because the Electoral College
voted him in. If our government went by popular vote someone else would
have taken the White House. I think the American people could do without
the Electoral College so that the person we actually want if office gets
into office. All in all, the Electoral College should be abolished
because it doesn't always go along with the majority vote and so the
wrong candidate gets into office and messes everything up.
Steve S.
The electoral college should be abolished for many
reasons. It isn't in
the true spirit of democracy. Under this system the people are not
voting
for the president directly but instead the people's decisions are made
for
them by the representatives from the party who won the state. The
popular
vote isn't as important with the electoral college because of the fact
that
each state is worth a different amount. If a candidate wins California,
Florida, and Texas, or a combination of two of the them the game is
pretty
much over. If the win the electoral college they win the election regardless
of the popular vote. This happened in the 2000 when Bush won the
electoral College but Gore had more popular votes.
Danny A.
Yes. The Electoral College is a joke. It takes
the process of choosing the president by who the nation thinks
deserves the job and turns it into a process created in case the
Nation was not capable of making the right decision. In 2000, Gore won
the popular vote and did not become president. Why is America being
led by someone that a majority of the country did not want as
their leader? the people who came up with the Electoral College long
ago would tell you that that is good and most likely it's due to the
fact that the informed voters voted for Bush. This may have been
true long ago, but now, the American public is perfectly
capable of choosing their own president. Information is much more readily
available, the average American is much more educated, and all
candidates visit each and every area that votes are to be collected
from. The process of campaigning has changed, the average education of
the country has risen, all of the reasons for using the Electoral
College are gone. So why do we still have it? It's absolutely absurd!
I will never feel like my vote truly counts in the presidential
election under the Electoral College. I'll only feel that I helped or
hindered my state in turning red or blue. That is why I have made
the choice not to participate in the 2008 presidential
election even though I will be 19 years of age. And I will
continue not to participate in the presidential election until the
Electoral College is abolished. not altered, but completely
abolished.
Mac N.
Renton, Washington
In
my opinion the Electoral College has served its purpose and is no
longer necessary in modern day elections. When initially put into
place the Electoral College was an attempt to keep voters in check
because with the limited transfer of knowledge it was all too common
that voters wouldn't be properly informed of the candidates that
they are voting for.
In our modern day and age with the spread and travel of
information that we have, it is no longer necessary to keep in place
an Electoral College. As opposed to providing a successful means of
protecting the American voters from voting misinformed, it inhibits
the victor of a popular election in favor of that who wins the
Electoral College. I feel that the title of president should be
handed to the candidate who receives the majority of a popular vote
so am therefore in support of abolishes an Electoral College.
Riley H
I have chosen to answer question number 3, which
deals with the electoral college. The electoral College should be
abolished, because American Citizens should have the final say in who is
put into office as president. The people in office should count their
votes just like everyone else. that way the electoral college will not
be who gets picked for president. If the Electoral College did not
exist, then more people would vote, because they would know that their
vote would count more than it did when the Electoral College was around.
So I do believe that the Electoral College should be abolished to
strengthen the election process.
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