Re: [QUAD-L] Electoral College... (Sorry Sherry)

[Sherry]

;) Tod..   I for one, am for the elimination of the electoral college all together. However, that would take a constitutional amendment and radical changes in the status quo.   In technicality, we are not given the right to vote for the President, only the electoral college is. {{The best to you,}} Sherry ' To be willing to March into Hell for a Heavenly cause" ----- Original Message ----- From: Tod E. Santee To: Quad List Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 8:23 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Electoral College... (Sorry Sherry) Hi All, You know... I been curious... In an election as close as this one reportedly is, what do you think will happen if "Candidate A" gets the necessary 270 electoral votes but, no matter how many recounts are allowed, it turns out (in every recount), that "Candidate B" actually won the popular vote? Do you think the system will change?  Be forced to change?  That people will eventually let it die and begrudgingly 'accept' Candidate A without organizing to change the system? Is anyone here from Colorado? * I'm curious about the proposition/measure on your ballot that will divide electoral votes based on numbers/percentages of votes cast for the candidate...rather than allowing a 49% -- 51% vote allow the 51% "winner" to take All 9 of the state's electoral votes. * What do you think about it applying to THIS election? * What about that the CO State Contitution says that The Legislature determines how votes are carried BUT this measure came to the ballot through the Voter Initiative Process rather than through any true Legislative Action by CO elected officials? Is it OK if I stir up a hornets' nest here?  I can't participate much... but I love watchin' them suckers go at it!  LOL Best to All! Tod --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.749 / Virus Database: 501 - Release Date: 9/2/2004