| Author | Message | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 2215 Registered: 8-2006 |
Considering the election just passed, here's a scrund for you all. Many people have this scrund about the election process. The voting ballets may have caused this scrund, but they could fix it. What is it? | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 161 Registered: 9-2008 |
Anything to do with the Electoral College? That it even exists (I KNOW there are people out there with this scrund)? How it functions? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 2216 Registered: 8-2006 |
Anything to do with the Electoral College?Yes That it even exists (I KNOW there are people out there with this scrund)?No How it functions?Yope | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 163 Registered: 9-2008 |
Relevant... How electoral votes are distributed by state? Why some states have more electoral votes than others? How states assign their electoral votes? That not all states are "winner take all"? That Washington, DC has electoral votes? What happens if there's a tie in the electoral college? Faithless electors relevant? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1544 Registered: 1-2007 |
Are the states of Maine & Nebraska central to your scrund? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 2217 Registered: 8-2006 |
Relevant... How electoral votes are distributed by state? Why some states have more electoral votes than others? How states assign their electoral votes? That not all states are "winner take all"?Hmm didn't know that... but no That Washington, DC has electoral votes? What happens if there's a tie in the electoral college? Faithless electors relevant?This is the closest Are the states of Maine & Nebraska central to your scrund?No to this and the ones that are unanswered | ||
| Usmcfink (Usmcfink)
New member Username: Usmcfink Post Number: 165 Registered: 10-2008 |
that electors are not bound to vote in accordance with the will of the constituents of the state? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 2218 Registered: 8-2006 |
that electors are not bound to vote in accordance with the will of the constituents of the state?Not this | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3800 Registered: 12-2000 |
That voting is not as anonymous as you might think? | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is it that when you vote for President, you're really voting for a slate of electors who have pledged to vote for that candidate, and that many people don't realize this since the ballots don't list the electors? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 2220 Registered: 8-2006 |
That voting is not as anonymous as you might think?No Is it that when you vote for President, you're really voting for a slate of electors who have pledged to vote for that candidate, and that many people don't realize this since the ballots don't list the electors?Congrats! I knew this would be a quickee, but... **************** SPOILER ******************** Just read above. It's completely correct | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3810 Registered: 12-2000 |
Not exactly one man one vote is it? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 915 Registered: 12-2004 |
It's a little more complicated. | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2499 Registered: 2-2001 |
Well, you wouldn't want the unwashed rabble to truly have a say in who achieves a position of ultimate power in government, would you? That's how complex it is. Keep in mind that our government was based on the English model - the Senate is the House of Lords and the Representatives are the House of Commons, and it was assumed that the commoners were, well, less able because they weren't nobly born (I mean, really). Bottom line, Wyoming and Alaska together have twice the influence of California in the Senate, so 1,206,308 people can override 36,553,215. There are more than 1,206,308 people living within 30 miles of me, and I'm not even in the most densely populated part of the state, sheesh. Personally, I'd love to see the Electoral College either disbanded or made into a proportionately-awarded institution (there are only a couple of states that have that, AFAIK), but it would have to be implemented nationwide at the same time (i. e. through federal mandate) or it wouldn't work. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1548 Registered: 1-2007 |
Well in Ireland we have porportional representation where you can transfer your vote to a second third , fourth etc. candidate in order of your preference. It sounds good in practice as a party receiving 20% of the vote is likely to have 20% of the seats. However it tends to make getting an overall majority difficult and often leaves a small party or a bunch of independants holding the balance of power. Because of this we have had a party who have had 3 government ministries yet only 2% of the vote. I think in the US they need to address the anomoly whereby you can win the popular vote but not the presidency which happened to Al Gore. |
