This is not a correct nor humorist answer to your question.  Please see
the post with the subject "The Electoral College in Brief" for a real
explanation.

Sorry for the confusion in answering your serious question.

F. Leon


On Sat, 28 Jun 1997, Wat Tyler wrote:

> carlos levi corea wrote:
> >Can someone explain to me what the electoral college is? Is that true that
> >is not the popular vote the one electing the president but the electoral
> >college? If it is true, What is the function of the popular vote? I'm sorry
> >for asking a question so off the subject, but I am not an American and I
> >find interesting to find out more about the American system. Thank you.
>
> That's an easy one, carlos. The electoral college is actually a sub agency
> of the department of defense. Say I'm drunk one election day and vote the
> wrong way. Well, one vote doesn't matter very much. But say we are all
> drunk and vote the wrong way. The electoral college will quickly swing into
> action and nullify our collective drunkenness. This ensures that democracy
> actually works. I've actually only received notice that I voted the wrong
> way a couple of times.
> -- Wat Tyler
>