The Electoral College ensures the rights of the people who are living in less populated states. The U.S. is not a Democracy; it is a Constitutional Republic.
Mike - 7 years ago
Pure democracies always fail, usually in a 200 year cycle. The electoral college is necessary to preserve the republic.
Read "The Federalist Papers" and Alexis de Tocqueville "Democracy in America".
Don - 7 years ago
Without it Penn., NY, Calif., Tex., Fla., Ohio, would decide the election. Rural states would be out. We are a Republic.
The Electoral College ensures the rights of the people who are living in less populated states. The U.S. is not a Democracy; it is a Constitutional Republic.
Pure democracies always fail, usually in a 200 year cycle. The electoral college is necessary to preserve the republic.
Read "The Federalist Papers" and Alexis de Tocqueville "Democracy in America".
Without it Penn., NY, Calif., Tex., Fla., Ohio, would decide the election. Rural states would be out. We are a Republic.