Politics!

[David Ilvedson]

I agree...get rid of the Electoral College.

David I.

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> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> Of Richard Moody
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 10:40 PM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Politics!
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> > <<Looking at Fla in the postition to decide the out come of the
> Presidential
> > election only because of something called the Electoral College, even
> after
> > one candidate already has the the majority of popular votes, you gotta
> > wonder "what the heck" but it ain't Jim B's fault.  ---ric>>
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> > One good thing about the electoral college is that it disallows the more
> > populous states to "outvote" the smaller states. With its massive
> population
> > in a popular vote election, a more populous state like California could
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> > easily dictate the national outcome of a low-voter-turnout election.
> States
> > have more representation under the electoral college system.
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> I must ask why should "states" have more representation than the people in
> presidential elections?  I don't vote as a state, I vote as a person.  I
> thought that was one thing that was settled in the Civil War, even though
> the blood of my ancestors was shed  for "states rights".
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> > I think things will stay as they are because the constitution would have
> to
> > be amended. The present electoral college is probably the best
> system for
> > our country made up of many states which vary greatly in
> population. Some
> of
> > the more conservative, smaller states do not want their voting power
> reduced
> > by the liberal "left" coasts.
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> > John Formsma
> > Blue Mountain, MS
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> And what about some of the more liberal smaller states who don't
> want their
> "voting power" reduced by a giant conservative state like.... Texas
> perhaps??
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> Forget the "states" give the vote to the people.
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> I say amend the Constitution.  The electoral college is the only
> reason why
> this election isn't decided.    ---ric.
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