Comments for "National Popular Vote Interstate Compact" Talk at VideoSift.com

By jwray

jwray (http://jwray.videosift.com) — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:59:38 -0700

The only benefit of the electoral college, as it was originally conceived, was about taking time to inform the delegates and giving them a choice, not forcing them to vote for whoever sent them as a distorted proxy for the popular vote.

By kronosposeidon

kronosposeidon (http://kronosposeidon.videosift.com) — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:31:25 -0700

I say the Electoral College should be abolished too. Small states might whine, but who cares? That's what the Senate is for, IMHO.

By joedirt

joedirt (http://worldaffairs.videosift.com/member/joedirt) — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:12:17 -0700

Wrong wrong wrong.

The electoral college is a safety net. For one thing, if a candidate dies from Nov-Jan there is a way for electoral college to select better choice. It also prevents weird things like China bribing tons of people to buy their votes, or other weird things. It also can be used to overturn corrupt state gov't.

Here is the flaw with your popular vote nonsense. You assume every state is equal when it comes to counting and casting a ballot, so that one person one vote.

In reality this is not the case. There are counties in rural places where it is so corrupt and they pay you $5 to cast their ballot and bring them your blank. At least with electoral college, we semi-limit the damage one bad state elections can have on the overall election.

Let's say CA decided to choose the next president or the Gov of CA runs.. they could just stuff the ballot box and win the popular vote PERIOD. With electoral college there is more input into the system where smaller states still have a stake in the elections.

Only ignorant people keep repeating these ideas of popular vote and getting a "receipt" to prove how you voted.

By mvymvy

mvymvy (http://worldaffairs.videosift.com/member/mvymvy) — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:19:19 -0700

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