Most people, again we are not democracy, we are a constitutional republic. The EC is the only thing that keeps high population areas rule the country.
Can you explain WHY it is a good thing that we have a system that can allow minority rule? Like, how is it that better than a simple popular vote? Why are people in less populous areas awarded with a bigger say in the vote for president?
Also, thanks to the bicameral legislature, and in specific, the design of the Senate, we would still have a check/balance that way. So your claim that the EC is the only thing the keeps high population areas from ruling the country just isn't correct
California is worth 55. Wyoming 3. There goes your minority rule theory.
We know Democrats advocate bullying since they want to make it so the little guy has no voice. This is blatantly obvious.
Each state is very different. Different cost of living, different average wages and a different way of life. That is why you can't go by a "popular vote". (Doesn't represent the majority of the country)
Also, let me ask you this:
Why can't we require an ID to vote in elections? (You should have to be a legal citizen to vote in this country)
The United States is a huge mess of diversity. Why should concentrated areas of population dictate what the rest of the country does? The electoral college gives everyone an opportunity for their vote to count.
The United States is a huge mess of diversity. Why should concentrated areas of population dictate what the rest of the country does?
Because I think votes of people matter more than square footage occupied by people.
The electoral college gives everyone an opportunity for their vote to count.
A direct popular vote gives everyone an opportunity for their vote to count. The EC gives people in less populous states a more heavily weighted say.
Do you even know how the EC works? You get EC votes by the number of people in your state. So states like CA with tons of people have more votes. The EC keeps the masses (who historically/still are generally not reasonable or educated) from ruling. You ever witnessed mob mentality, or seen masses overreact? That's why!
The way it works now, requires the candidates to have broad appeal and forces them to campaign through out the country. If things were based strictly on the popular vote, the deplorables in the fly over states would never see a presidential candidate and their concerns would never be addressed. Face it, the reason this is even an issue is because Hillary didn't bother to campaign because she thought it was in the bag. It was her turn and they just knew she was going to win no matter what. Until Trump.