If you favor one man and one vote and oppose the Electoral College, then you had better abolish the US Senate also, which gives every state 2 Senators regardless of population size.  But then again, there is the House of Representatives, which gives representation based on population.  A balance of individual and states rights? Sounds kinda like the Electoral College.

Hmmm….what is going on here?

Learn your American history people. This is the United STATES of America. People are citizens not just of the country, but of a state, each state with unique cultural demographics, economic needs, and rights.

Direct vote (one man one vote) would mean a handful of large states could completely dominate federal elections, and politicians would only need to be accountable to them. Under that system , a coalition of the 5 largest states would have the votes to get the lions share, perhaps even ALL federal resources and spending, leaving people in smaller states hung out to dry.

This country is a Republic based on representative democracy. Democracy is not mob rule. Our current historic system is the best way to make sure all people in the country, regardless of whether they live in a small, or large population state, are both represented and empowered in government.

Folks, I am not going to bother debating this on an internet message board. If you don’t understand the wisdom of the current system, it will take some college courses to enlighten you. I will simply say that the Electoral College, like the split houses of Congress, were designed by the Founding Fathers, men with greater intelligence, wisdom, and vision than most of you, and the more you learn about the reasons behind it all, the more sense it will make to you.

WE-THE PEOPLE need to INSIST on ONE MAN-ONE VOTE…..And throw the electoral college OUT!!!!!!After all…...Isn’t this country BY THE PEOPLE-FOR THE PEOPLE???????

The Electoral College is a vestige of the past and really has no place in the current USA.  The founding fathers of the USA didn’t want a direct vote for president because they didn’t believe the rabble could make a wise choice, but instead put that election in the hands of electors who were appointed or voted in by each state’s populace.  These electors could then vote their own way——of course politics was a possible constraint.  Even today it is only by convention that the electors vote the way their state did——they are still free to vote their conscience though Hell would pay!  A direct majority vote for president would virtually eliminate election fraud——it’s time for a change.

Maybe that is because we live in a Republic, not a Democracy.  If we lived in a Democracy, we would have never had the Civil Rights Act (remember, most Democrats opposed it) and we would live in a state of Mob Rule.

The Electoral College was specifically put into effect so that every state would have some voice, not just the most populous.

Sarah Cowan of the NY Times is an idiot, and whoever added the “voice over” to her article here is just as ignorant.

Living in Florida, it is often the case that our votes have 0 clout. With a little luck, though, maybe we’ll get it right this time.