November 5th, 2020 at 2:31 AM
(November 5th, 2020 at 2:12 AM)SpookyZalost Wrote: and in other news we got the option here for the Napovointerco via a constitutional ammendment.
basically choosing popular vote over the current system so that the next election can be won by the people and not electoral districts.
Seems like it's about time. In times of the past, it tooks weeks for mail, news, and information to go from one part of the country to the other. The states were much more diverse, much more distant, and much less interconnected. It made sense to have the states determine the winner and to have the electoral college to ensure that every state had a gauranteed minimum amount of influence.
Now, we are much more interconnected. The electoral college just feels more like a game to be won. I could be wrong, I know it does serve the purpose of making sure that all states (including smaller states such as alaska) have a voice. I suppose the electoral college itself is good, but I don't agree with the winner-takes-all system for electoral votes. It should be a mixed allocation system similar to what Maine is doing today.
