WHY WE MUST KEEP THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE


The mode of appointment of the Chief Magistrate of the United States is almost the only part of the system . . . which has escaped without severe censure. . . . I venture somewhat further, and hesitate not to affirm that if the manner of it be not perfect, it is at least excellent.

-- Alexander Hamilton

Until the election of 2000 I had always thought that the Electoral College was an outdated, archaic system that had outlived it's usefulness. It only made sense to me that the president should be elected by the popular vote of the people. One man, one vote. To be honest if Bush had won the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College, I would probably still believe that a president should be elected by the popular vote. Since my man won I was forced to defend the Electoral College system. In the process of defending it I realized that I really didn't know that much about it. By studying the Electoral College my eyes were opened to the brilliance of the Founding Fathers. The Constitution was an attempt to strike a balance between monarchy and mob rule. In my view they were even more afraid of mob rule than monarchy. This is why they formed a representative government full of checks and balances to protect the individual.

 A house of representatives that would represent the interest of the individual and the senate that would represent the interest of the state. It is also why they formed three branches of government to check the power of any single branch of government. Enumerated powers that limited the power of the Federal government. The Federal government would be the supreme law of the land but it was clearly understood that the state would possess every power that was not granted to the Federal government. There were the original 13 colonies and the small colonies feared domination by the larger more populated colonies. If not for the Electoral College the highly populated states would always elect the president. The same holds true today. If you look at a map of the United States it is mostly red, except for the large cities. In Tennessee, Nashville and Memphis are deep blue, but the areas outside of the cities are red enough to keep Tennessee in the Republican column. Not so in California where the large cities are so heavily populated with Democrats that California's electoral votes will always go to the Democrat presidential nominee. This was not true before 1986 when illegal aliens were allowed to flood into the state.

 If we get rid of the Electoral college the large cities of the country will always elect the president. The flyover country or rural areas will not have a say in presidential elections. The Electoral College also promotes national campaigning and coalition building. If there was no Electoral College why would a Democrat ever feel the need to campaign in a small town if they know that the large cities will elect them. The election of Donald Trump was a coalition of Conservative Republicans, independents and Democrats that felt that their wishes were ignored by the establishment Democrats and Republicans, In order to win 270 electoral votes you must have more than one section of the country supporting you. It is also harder to steal an election with the Electoral College. With so many swing states it is hard predict where votes should be stolen.

 If not for the Electoral College Al Gore would have been elected in 2000 and Hillary in 2016. Although I am not crazy about George W. Bush he was vastly superior to Gore in my opinion and more equipped to deal with the terrorist threat after September 11th. America was literally standing on the precipice in 2016. If Hillary had been elected I think that she would have taken us so far toward the abyss of socialism their would be no turning back for America. Obama has taken us far enough down that road. There would have been governmental corruption and abuse of power unlike anything that this country has ever experienced. Thank God for the Electoral College. In summary the Electoral College does three things. It protects against the tyranny of the majority, promotes coalition building, and minimizes voter fraud.





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