Originally posted by Holden Karre:
Archangel1,
I suppose that I am stuck in the rut of, one person, one vote.
The electoral college, the folks that actually cast the ballots, who are they, how are they picked? Each state makes up its own rules and as it goes along they are often changed when the results are not inline with the status quo.
Popular vote-electoral vote, there are too many variables and that opens the whole process up to be corrupted. As we have been witness to in the past.
Has this democratic republic, this representative republic and its checks and ballances designed to stop tyranny protected us from what is now upon us?
HK,
Perhaps you need to get out of the rut and get involved in the process. You can't change things if you don't participate.
Each voting district sends an electorial college representative, but you need to be involved to be the one that casts the ceremonial vote. The electorial college representative is pledged to vote for the winning candidate in a state-wide winner takes all scenario. Only 4 times in history has the majority vote and electorial college vote been different.
The Bush vs Gore election was interesting as it went to both the Florida State and the US Supreme Courts twice each to decide. I honestly think that the US Supreme Court was right to tell the Florida State Supreme court to follow existing State and Federal election laws and not reinterpret or make up new rules. Your interpretation may vary.
Another thing in our favor; each state has their own election rules, which is probably a good thing. One corrupt state government that can be identified should have less impact on the Union, than one corrupt federal government which makes all men slaves.
I live in California and the level of corruption here boggles my mind. What really bothers me is the fact that the new redistricting looks like it make it worse than better.
