Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Popular Vote, Electoral College, the Census and YOU!

Greetings America,

 - Let's talk about something that...by way of addressing logically, shouldn't exist - period:

The Electoral College

 - The nature of the 'electoral college' (which isn't mentioned anywhere in the Constitution) functions in regarding these set truths:
  1. The U.S. Census is the basis unto which the Electoral College derives the distribution of electoral votes.
  2. The 538 electoral votes (derived off of the 100 Senators, 435 Representatives) are divied up amongst the States in accordance to thier population density, plus 3 from the District of Columbia.
  3. The 100 Senators is derived from the 2 State Senators that can be elected into Senate per State.
  4. The 435 Representatives is derived from the '435 rule' which caps the number of Representatives that can be elected granting 1 seat minumum and increases regarding the State's population.
  5. The 3 Electoral Votes come directly from Washington, D.C.
 - The inherent flaws regarding the Electoral College, which again...I must remind, is not stated ANYWHERE in the Constitution, is derived off of:
  1. Data derived from the U.S. Census is vague at best, false representation at worst.
  2. The '435 Rule' that leaves Representatives from States with larger populations to be over-represented.
  3. Regarding voting strength of each independent States, less population provides greater voting strength (e.g. - Nebraska (pop: 1,796,619) & Utah (pop: 2,784,572) = 5 Electoral Votes each).
 - With uncertifiable data as the source material used regarding how the election process is enacted, I can only profess with absolute certainty that we, the People, need to inform Congress that the 'Popular Vote' is the ONLY way unto which we acknowledge the winner of the Presidential Election. The former method is far to vague, unstable and misrepresents far too many (expecially in larger States where the population is not 100% for or against a particular candidate).
 - Abolish the Electoral College?...a step in the right direction? Give it some thoughts folks...

The American Deist,
M.D. Little
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1 comment:

  1. UnknownOctober 26, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    A 'quick fix' idea...,

    - As certain States carry a significant amount of 'Electoral Votes' have these votes segmented across the entirity of the said State by District. That way, each and every district can be represented (instead of the State-wide, blanket generalization that insufficiently represents we, the People). It would be far more democratic then the feudalistic method currently being employed today.

    The American Diest,
    M.D. Little

    P.S. - It would also give Our State Representatives something to do...after all, Texas has how many?...California has 53.

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