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Because they didn't think the people would make the right choice therefore they have the electroal college which can over ride bad decisions on the voters part - you know like electing Gore........
Jeffersons whole educational point was to educate people just enough to be able to vote, pay taxes, and do simple business but you don't want them to smart then you can't tell what they want.
Trisha
-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of ken barber
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 12:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Dumb Limey!!
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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