At It Again
Concerned that rigged voting machines may not do the trick in 2008, Republican operatives are pushing a ballot initiative to apportion California's massive pile of electoral votes because "it would be more fair." Naturally, there is no similar move to apportion the electoral votes of Texas...
Probably worth mentioning at this point that the Electoral College has morphed out of all resemblence to its originally intended function. The Founders meant for the College (comprised of the "better sort" from each state) to separate the wheat from the chaff and select the three best Presidential candidates, who would then be chosen by the House of Representatives (with the Vice President being chosen by the Senate).
Labels: 2008, Democracy, Elections, President, Republican Party
posted by The Local Crank | 9:20 PM
2 Comments:
It's crazy, isn't it. We'd need Texas and at least one other state to balance out. But really, the whole Electoral College should be dumped.
I was very hopeful that the Popular Vote Movement would catch on, but so far not much...uh...movement in the movement.
And, before I forget my manners, thanks for the mention.
The Electoral College will remain in place, unchanged, up until the moment the House of Representatives next has to choose a President (since 1824, when they saved us from Andrew Jackson for four years). At that moment, it will be abolished, since it's ahrd to imagine anything more catastrophic politcally than the House picking a President, particularly if the popular vote winner is from a different party than the one that controls the House.
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