BELOW IS THE WORK YOU DID AS AGAINST THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Hello Everyone,
The United States of America has a two-tier voting system where a person has to win both the popular vote and also win the votes in the electoral college to be declared president. President Joe Biden won with over 7 million majority votes but almost lost because of the electoral colleges. In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote but could not become president because he lost in the electoral college. The constitution should therefore be amended and eliminate the system because it clashes with the majority vote, undermining democracy (Sell, Friedrich, et al., 19). Denying someone victory because of the colleges undermines the principle of democracy, which states that the majority should always have their way. Since it denies the majority, it should be disbanded.
The system gives more power to the swing state, which has more electors. States like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, and Michigan are considered swing, and more attention is directed to them than the other states that have already decided to vote democrats or republicans. As a result of the more attention given to the swing state, the delivery of services after the election is directed towards the swing states while the other regions are taken for granted (Beckman, James 65). The Electoral College system should therefore be abolished because giving more attention to swing states deprives other states of the awareness needed.
The idea behind the Electoral College system is to have electors vote on their states’ behalf. It means that if democrats get more votes in a form, say Oklahoma, the electors from the state must also vote democrats and vice versa. However, there are no rules to make the electors vote how their respective states voted (Kirkpatrick, Ian 45). Consequently, there is a possibility of rogue electors as people are bribed to vote in a way that is against the will of the people in their states. The system must therefore be abolished to have people elect their president without having electoral colleges decide the people’s fate.
Works Cited
Beckman, James A. “A Constitutional Anachronism: Why the Electoral College Should Be Abolished or Its Operation Re-Configured.” Cumb. L. Rev. 52 (2022): 163.
Kirkpatrick, Ian. “306—The National Popular Vote Plan: A possible course of reform for the Electoral College.” (2020).
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1ST PERSON RESPONSE:
Hello,
It is great how you represent your views regarding the topic. I do respect your point of views but in my context electoral colleges must be maintained becuase it values every state and every vote count. You have mentioned that system denies someone’s victory because of the college which undermines the principle of democracy. I am completely against your view because it doesnot undermine the principle of democracy but preserves it. It is a crucial principle of preserving democracy in a world where majority does not tyrannize the minority. Candidate who have been elected into the office can have National popular vote Interstate compact to convince people that they will deliver their promises.
You have also mentioned that electoral college decide the people’s fate but it is not true. It doesnot decide the peoples fate but ensures that everyone accepts the person who wins the election, as prevalent in all states. Therefore, in my opinion electoral college should not be abandoned and other democracies should also adopt the concept of colleges to manage election. Electoral college encourages individual to get involved in election and provides a better chance to candidate who are deserving for the post of president.
2nd Person Response:
Hi,
I will say that I liked the points you made but I disagree. The electoral college shouldn’t be replaced by a system of a single majority vote. Firstly the purpose of the electoral college was to not have a majority vote since the founders did not trust the general old regular citizen to make such an important decision of electing the president, and rightfully so.
It is complicated to simply rely on the votes of the general public since things like the media can change the perspectives people have on a candidate so easily. An election of the president calls for a more specific group of people who are well educated and informed. And while I do understand that most of the attention is placed on the swing states, it is still as important as any other state and more attention or less does not necessarily mean that the other states or electors would be less supervised and informed. I also do not believe that bribes would be possible or at least not as easy because keeping the amount of electors limited provides for deeper and more thorough restrictions on each of them.
While I do think that the process of the electoral college is not perfect, I think it is dangerous to just go and change all of it or replace it. The risks do not overcome what we have to gain with incorporing a system of a popular vote.
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