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[sbeam]

OK this is pure politics, not even computer related much less PHP. But... 
there seems to be a lot of anti-federalist viewpoints on this list, I can't 
keep my mouth shut :)

There are some good arguments for the EC. It was not designed to keep us from 
having "too much democracy" as some claim. Quite the opposite.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4127863

http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/electcollege_procon.php

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/07/16/the_brilliance_of_the_electoral_college/

basically, without it no candidate would ever visit any state except NY, FL 
and CA. It ensures small rural areas have a meaningful role. It helps save us 
from "tyranny of the majority" which is where "2 wolves and a sheep vote on 
what to have for dinner"

So a lot of people don't understand it, and 3 times out of 54 a popular vote 
loser has become president - but elections are not supposed to just be a mere 
popularity contest anyway.

I'll go back to my libertarian message boards now :)

Sam



On Thursday 28 August 2008 10:25, you wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, David Krings wrote:
> > And in
> > presidential elections all that to elect 100 people that nobody ever
> > knows about and who are not bound by the will of the people.
>
> The electoral college and delegates are the fatal flaw in the system,
> allowing for the will of the people to be subverted...