Why Is It Important To Keep Electoral College
Op-Ed: Why We Should Keep the Electoral College
The electoral college is the current system in which the united state chooses the president and vice president. The electoral college system was created in 1787 by the framers, and hasn't changed over the years. The current problem with the electoral college system is that the loser of the popular vote can still win the presidency by winning the electoral college votes. This has happened 3 times in the last 56 elections. The most recently being the bush vs gore election of 2000.the framers saw flaws in the choosing of the voting process based off of a popular vote only, largely the fact that many voters would not be adequately informed about candidates. The states through the electoral college are …show more content…
The electoral college is most likely to stay the way it is because of the long process it would take to change the system. To change the presidential voting system a constitutional amendment would have to be ratified. The amendment would need ⅔ vote by congress and a ⅗ vote from all the states. But before the state could vote on it congress would need to approve and in order for them to do that we would need a bi partisan support. The electoral college allows a president to be chosen even when the popular vote is close between candidates. The electoral college was created as a decisive conclusion to an election. If we did not have the electoral college we would have countless lawsuits for recounts of the popular vote in various states.
There are many advantages of keeping the current system. The current system allows states to put trust in their electors to vote for the
The electoral college is the current system in which the united state chooses the president and vice president. The electoral college system was created in 1787 by the framers, and hasn't changed over the years. The current problem with the electoral college system is that the loser of the popular vote can still win the presidency by winning the electoral college votes. This has happened 3 times in the last 56 elections. The most recently being the bush vs gore election of 2000.the framers saw flaws in the choosing of the voting process based off of a popular vote only, largely the fact that many voters would not be adequately informed about candidates. The states through the electoral college are …show more content…
The electoral college is most likely to stay the way it is because of the long process it would take to change the system. To change the presidential voting system a constitutional amendment would have to be ratified. The amendment would need ⅔ vote by congress and a ⅗ vote from all the states. But before the state could vote on it congress would need to approve and in order for them to do that we would need a bi partisan support. The electoral college allows a president to be chosen even when the popular vote is close between candidates. The electoral college was created as a decisive conclusion to an election. If we did not have the electoral college we would have countless lawsuits for recounts of the popular vote in various states.
There are many advantages of keeping the current system. The current system allows states to put trust in their electors to vote for the