Damon Agretto wrote: > > 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. > No, that's not the reason for the Electoral College: Rio de Janeiro doesn't have this horrible thing, and yet we elected a chimp for Mayor in 1988 [the first and last time that Cesar Maia was defeated in an election to Mayor; he got the 3rd place]. The votes for Macaco Tiao were invalidated, and someone else was elected.
The Electoral College exists to prevent a sindical leader to be elected, like Brazil did with Lula in 2002. Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
