In a message dated 10/11/2004 8:47:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Damon Agretto <[EMAIL
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>The Electorial College is in place so that the
>American People will be prevented from electing a
>Hamster as president, and have the results validated,
>something that happened at my University for Student
>Body President. Also, by having that disconnect from
>the will of the majority of Americans, the Electors
>(theoretically) can prevent a candidate that will come
>into office that will opress a minority willfully
>("Tyrrany of the Majority" and all that).
That may or may not have been the original intent but at no time in recent history
have electors not voted for the winner of the popular votes in their states. There is
no way that the electoral college can function in the manner that you suggest and even
if it could it has surely failed to prevent the election of a hamster.
>
>Although the system can nerf election results
>occasionally, I think its a good system with some very
>good thought behind it.
Thought over 200 years ago. Times have changed. We need to get rid of it.
>Damon.
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