Abolish the electoral college?

What would happen? Republicans would never hold power again?

No, that’s ridiculous. In no world would it lead to a single party state. That’s delusional thinking.

What would actually happen is the Republican Party would become more moderate in an attempt to cultivate more voters. Then the Democrats would slowly move left instead of the constant shift to the right they’ve undergone for the last three decades.

This is the result of just a simple popular vote. Something like rank choice voting could even lead to more viable third parties. Or at least coalitions instead of just two parties.

Somehow this is opposed by those that shout the loudest about “we the people”, but they fail to realize the only word in that statement they care about is “we”.

Just remember, the world is on an endless march towards progress. God will not send judgement. It’s only us.

No justice, no peace.

There’s my political rant for the hour.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

trollslayer · 46-50, M

Unfortunately, the EC is at the very core of the Constitution and changing means re-thinking the entire government. The main philosophy 250 years ago was United States - separate states with a united central government. Therefore, it is the states who decide who will represent them in the federal government, not the population as a whole. You don’t vote for president; you vote for electors who represent your state and make the decision for your state.

This is why I have a hard time with the scotus telling colorado they have to keep Trump on the ballot. States have the exclusive right to determine how their electors are chosen, and colorado decided their law did not allow for electors to vote for Trump. But the SCOTUS ruling throws all that under the bus because it allows the federal government to now dictate who the states can choose for electors.

PalteseMalconFunch · 36-40, T

@trollslayer It does. But I just don’t care. The thoughts of people two centuries ago have little bearing on how I view the world. If our system is insufficient to change then our system is useless.

trollslayer · 46-50, M

@PalteseMalconFunch the last 8 years have shown me how much potential there is for corruption in the EC. A popular vote for president is much harder to corrupt.

PalteseMalconFunch · 36-40, T

@trollslayer It would gerrymandering harder, at least in some small ways. The simple truth is the more voices are heard the better things will be in the long term.

uikakarotuevegeta · 26-30

@PalteseMalconFunch by that logic, don't advocate for outdated ideologies like communism and democracy; instead, embrace fascism and globalism