Abolishing the Electoral College

Today's electoral college is a very complex voting and election system. When it was first created, the constitutionalists felt that the citizens of those days were not smart enough to know who should lead their country. So they established an electoral college managed by those who know what they are doing. The electoral college is the representative of each state and will decide the president. The real problem is whether election college has lost the place they need to go.

In a voice calling for the abolition of electoral colleges after the election, I reviewed many of these problems. I felt dissatisfied with the election results as a hardcore liberal who voted for Hillary Clinton. However, the requirement to abolish electoral colleges is just the reason that Clinton has acquired popular sour grapes votes; where was your voice over the past 16 years? Of course, no one can doubt the logic of this appeal - in democracy voting should be equally important regardless of location (the reason the British Parliament for Brexit decision is a mistake of abnormal political power) - This is the guiding principle for you (Barbara boxer), when you have the Democratic Party in force, you should make a sound.

Many people believe that electoral colleges should be abolished. I do not think that we should do this. Voters can play an important role if properly understood. What happens if you choose a Manchurian candidate? Are you still a child rapist? What happens if the evidence of mass fraud passes through the carefully selected elections? It is useful for institutions to confirm the outcome of democratic elections as long as institutions exercise their authority in a reflective and conservative way. Very rarely - if at all - should not refuse people's choice. If so, you need a good reason

I saw that in the textbooks and the Internet, in the past 200 years Congress submitted 700 proposals for amendment or abolition of electoral colleges. People who support the revision or abolition of the electoral college system indicate that there is a discrepancy in the result of justifying inconsistencies or results in the election process. It is the most popular criticism to end election, especially the elections where the winners have lost popular votes. The 2000 election is a good example. On the contrary, the abolition of electoral colleges can not alleviate the resolution of knife elections. Indeed, solving knife-edge elections based solely on popular voting may be more problematic. By discussing with students, electoral colleges can pay attention to two questions. What are the advantages and limitations of the electoral college system? Does change or cancellation of the electoral college produce the right choice?

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