do you know why the electoral college was set up by
the founders?

--- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> No advantages as far as I'm concerned! I hate the
> electoral college! it is
> not a fair system, and I wish it would be one
> vote/one person. The EC only
> favors the two party system, as it is
> "winner-take-all". I'd love to see a
> more parlimentry system.
>
> Tamar Mag Raine
> [log in to unmask]
> IM: tamarmag48
> Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with
> disabilities
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 10/1/2004 3:13:27 PM
> > Subject: Dumb Limey!!
> >
> > Can someone tell me what are the advantages of the
> Electoral College
> system
> > over more democratic systems.
> >
> > UK is in the same boat as the USA here - not
> unknown for the "result" to
> not
> > match the popular vote. Other European countries
> seem to have adopted
> systems
> > which produce a parliament which more closely
> matches the popular vote.
> >
> > I do find it funny that the UK touts its
> "democracy", but in fact the
> system
> > is designed to perpetuate 2 party politics, which
> can't possibly
> accurately
> > reflect the broad range of opinions in society.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Deri
>




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