Preserve the Constitution by Fixing the Electoral College

[Draggingtree]

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Stoicous / April 20, 2016 / 4 COMMENTS

 

Aha! Perfect!

 

The American Founders set up a very successful system of government, a constitutional order that has outlasted most other governments. This makes the Constitution a document worth preserving, and any proposed change demands close scrutiny. However, there is a world of difference between changes that fundamentally alter the relationship between the government and the people, and changes that update the Constitution’s ability to accomplish its original purpose. The first types of change — championed by Wilson and the Roosevelts — has failed at almost every turn. The second type is provided for in the Constitution itself by its amendment process (Article V), and was used by the Founders themselves following the Election of 1800 to improve the process by which a president is chosen. It is this type of change that we ought to consider valid and reasonable to keep a functioning Constitution. And today, we may need to again consider changing the means by which residents are selected.

 

[Geee]

@Draggingtree Is right. But I found the comments interesting and was pleased to see it was an actual discussion and not a 'shouting' match.

[righteousmomma]

Thanks Draggintree.

[Geee]

What’s Wrong with Directly Electing the President of the United States?

 

http://cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-von-spakovsky/plan-destroy-electoral-college

[Draggingtree]

What’s Wrong with Directly Electing the President of the United States?

 

http://cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-von-spakovsky/plan-destroy-electoral-college

 

So just the north eastern states would keep the White House that's what's wrong

[Draggingtree]

 

What’s Wrong with Directly Electing the President of the United States?

 

http://cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-von-spakovsky/plan-destroy-electoral-college

 

So just the north eastern states would keep the White House that's what's wrong

55,943,073

As of the July 2013 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the population of the region totaled 55,943,073. With an average of 345.5 people per square mile, the Northeast is 2.5 times as densely populated as the second-most dense region, the South.