Electoral College Should Not Be President-Elect
When voting for a President and Vice President, Americans are actually voting for presidential electors, generally known as the electoral college. It is these electors who actually vote to elect the chief executive. Each state has a specific number of electors equal to the combined total of the state’s Senate and House of Representatives delegations. There is currently a combined total of 538 electors.
It is relatively easy to become an elector because “Aside from Members of Congress, and persons holding offices of ‘Trust or Profit’ under the Constitution, anyone may serve as an elector.” (Staff, History.com.) It’s important that we know what decisions are being made and to know who’s making those decisions for our country.
Electors are nominated by their respective political …show more content…
The other 15% had no opinion. (Morning Consult + Politico)
By playing sides, electoral college tries to represent the state as a whole, based on the popular vote. Electoral College should not be used to determine the President-elect because the system fails to represent the country as a whole.
The Founding Fathers created the Electoral College for reasons that are no longer relevant in the election process. The Founding Fathers created the Electoral college to prevent the direct election of the President and to make sure the President-elect is qualified. Electors used to be seen as “free from any sinister bias” (Hamilton), but are now chosen by their political parties and expected to vote accordingly, regardless of their own opinion. Many laws, that have limited or prevented direct democracy, have been changed, so why shouldn’t the electoral college be
It is relatively easy to become an elector because “Aside from Members of Congress, and persons holding offices of ‘Trust or Profit’ under the Constitution, anyone may serve as an elector.” (Staff, History.com.) It’s important that we know what decisions are being made and to know who’s making those decisions for our country.
Electors are nominated by their respective political …show more content…
The other 15% had no opinion. (Morning Consult + Politico)
By playing sides, electoral college tries to represent the state as a whole, based on the popular vote. Electoral College should not be used to determine the President-elect because the system fails to represent the country as a whole.
The Founding Fathers created the Electoral College for reasons that are no longer relevant in the election process. The Founding Fathers created the Electoral college to prevent the direct election of the President and to make sure the President-elect is qualified. Electors used to be seen as “free from any sinister bias” (Hamilton), but are now chosen by their political parties and expected to vote accordingly, regardless of their own opinion. Many laws, that have limited or prevented direct democracy, have been changed, so why shouldn’t the electoral college be