Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board has revisited the discussion about the dangerous, outmoded Electoral College system of selecting, not electing, our U.S. Presidents. The electoral College is irrational, but like some hostages, many in the American populace have Stockholm Syndrome, and have developed a loyalty to a system that defies democracy.
The National Popular Vote initiative (www.nationalpopularvote.com) is one way to reform the system and assure that a true voting plurality elects our President. A Constitutional Amendment is another way to remedy the situation, but the chances of our Congress getting together on this are slim.
If you care about democracy, and want to avoid having people riot in the streets some day over an illicit election express yourself to your friends, media and your representatives in Congress. Here’s Steve’s editorial: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-09/news/ct-oped-0109-chapman-20110109_1_electoral-college-popular-vote-college-football
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January 18, 2011 at 09:06
Ted Knorring
I have to agree… it seems that every other election, one of the political parties cries foul because their candidate received the “popular vote” and not the electoral college vote. Either we should amend the process, or end the debate on this process and get on to something that makes a difference such as getting better candidates to run on both sides…maybe even a third party- that is almost prohibited by the current make-up of the electoral college.