Argumentative Essay On Electoral College

Our country as a whole seems to be having a debate over the way we elect presidents. There is some that believe that we should elect the president based on popular vote, and then there’s others that believe in the way we go about it currently, which is based off the idea of an electoral college. “The only comparable election process has to do with the way the pope is elected. The church wanted more input and wanted less input from the people and the state. So in 1059, the church changed the way the process goes. The new process has the Cardinals cast a vote. They have exclusive authority with the papal selection. These electors are called The College of Cardinals”. (College of Cardinals) An electoral college is not an actual campus. In fact, it is made
Congress sets the date in which the electors meet, currently it is the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. (History.com Staff). “They cast their votes for the President of the United States at their states capital. This process of Electoral College was put in place by the 12th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. “The College is made up of 538 electors. That is broken down by 435 representatives, 100 senators, and with the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the District of Columbia was given three electors. In most States they are legally bound to vote for their party’s nominee, but such laws haven’t been enforced and it’s accepted that electors can vote their consciences. (Electoral College (United States))” “Still, in our nation’s history, 99% of electors have stuck by their nominee. If somebody does not vote down their party lines they are called faithless electors. “These people can change the outcome of the election. Back in 1988 one elector decided to not even cast their