We have the best government in the world. We have many people representing our interest and our beliefs. We have a Senate, a House of Representatives, a Supreme Court and a Presidency. All looking over each others shoulders, all second guessing the other, arguing different stand point. Not very efficient, but it sure as hell keeps all these parties in line. Our government is based on a system of check and balances that never gives too much power or too little power one way or another. And most people in america think this is great.
But then, why not for voters?
In the first election it was established that based on population each state would receive a set number of Electoral votes to be cast by people who represent the majority. These people where to base their decision on their district and then on the state majority. Thus, casting a vote that reflected what the people wanted.
This was a check system. This was the state looking over the shoulder of the voter to see what they were doing, and going, Hmmmm, really? The Electoral system was set up to make the people of america think before they voted. To make sure they choose wisely, because their vote really did matter.
And why is this so bad? How many of your peers do you know who didn't even vote, let alone went out and voted Democrat or Republican just because that is what they were registered as? Forget what the candidates says or what they stand for. It's too much trouble to learn about the person who will be running the country for the next for years. If he messes up, we just vote him out next election. These are excuses, bad ones at that, that are more commonly used than, I voted because so-and-so stands for this and that, and I think that this is a noble cause, or I agree with him on this issue, he is really right on in his thinking. More and more people today are not voting educationally, and are apathetic to politics.
We have people voting like this is america and we think that a check system for voters isn't necessary?
Mind you, should the electoral College ever really mess up and not represent it's state then there will be a problem, but until then our originators where right on. Make the people uneasy, make then think before they step into that booth and check one name or another. The peoples vote really does count. And the Electoral College is still doing it's job. Stop complaining...we have it better then we think.
Go Gore!
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We have the best government in the world. We have many people representing our interest and our beliefs. We have a Senate, a House of Representatives, a Supreme Court and a Presidency. All looking over each others shoulders, all second guessing the other, arguing different stand point. Not very efficient, but it sure as hell keeps all these parties in line. Our government is based on a system of check and balances that never gives too much power or too little power one way or another. And most people in america think this is great. But then, why not for voters? In the first election it was established that based on population each state would receive a set number of Electoral votes to be cast by people who represent the majority. These people where to base their decision on their district and then on the state majority. Thus, casting a vote that reflected what the people wanted. This was a check system. This was the state looking over the shoulder of the voter to see what they were doing, and going, Hmmmm, really? The Electoral system was set up to make the people of america think before they voted. To make sure they choose wisely, because their vote really did matter. And why is this so bad? How many of your peers do you know who didn't even vote, let alone went out and voted Democrat or Republican just because that is what they were registered as? Forget what the candidates says or what they stand for. It's too much trouble to learn about the person who will be running the country for the next for years. If he messes up, we just vote him out next election. These are excuses, bad ones at that, that are more commonly used than, I voted because so-and-so stands for this and that, and I think that this is a noble cause, or I agree with him on this issue, he is really right on in his thinking. More and more people today are not voting educationally, and are apathetic to politics. We have people voting like this is america and we think that a check system for voters isn't necessary? Mind you, should the electoral College ever really mess up and not represent it's state then there will be a problem, but until then our originators where right on. Make the people uneasy, make then think before they step into that booth and check one name or another. The peoples vote really does count. And the Electoral College is still doing it's job. Stop complaining...we have it better then we think. Go Gore!