EC a middle ground

[dogs4thewin]

Why should rural voters have votes worth more than others?

The cities overrun the rural voteers and in a REPUBLIC that is not how it is supposed to work. If we wanted it to work that way that is a different system of government which A we do not have and B the CLOSEST you can get to it is REQUIRING everyone to vote on the naional level.

 

[Desk trauma]

The cities overrun the rural voteers and in a REPUBLIC that is not how it is supposed to work.

A republican does not require one vote be worth more than another.

Again, for what reason should votes from rural voters be worth more than others?

If we wanted it to work that way that is a different system of government which A we do not have and B the CLOSEST you can get to it is REQUIRING everyone to vote on the naional level.

Nonsense.

 

[Belk]

The cities overrun the rural voteers and in a REPUBLIC that is not how it is supposed to work. If we wanted it to work that way that is a different system of government which A we do not have and B the CLOSEST you can get to it is REQUIRING everyone to vote on the naional level.

The rural voters already have representation in congress. Why should their vote for president matter more then mine?

 

[keith99]

if you want to see whats wrong with the US system, a president can get what is it like 23% of the popular vote and still win. Unlikly to ever happen, but you can't tell me thats not messed up. The bottom states in terms of population to compare to California have almost 2x's EC votes as California.

Uh, no.

California has about 1.15 EC votes per million people. Wyoming has over 5 per million. Over 4 times as many per person.

 

[rjs330]

I might support the ending if the electoral college of every citizen were required to vote. And we ended early voting. To do that of course we would need a national requirement to allow all people to have the day off (paid) to vote or something like that. Enough polling places would also be a requirement. Mail in ballots would be allowed for those unable to leave to vote such as the elderly, handicapped, emergency workers, those in the hospital nursing homes etc.

The reason for this is things can happen, right up until the election, that may effect how people vote. People need to be completely informed before they vote.

 

[dogs4thewin]

The rural voters already have representation in congress. Why should their vote for president matter more then mine?

vote matter more how is a system like ME and NE make some people's vote matter more it is just not winner take all trus people outside swing states would have a reason to vote.

 

[Desk trauma]

vote matter more how is a system like ME and NE make some people's vote matter more it is just not winner take all tus people outside swing states would have a reason to vote.

Again, this opens the EC to gerrymandering. Thats making a lousy system worse.

 

[Belk]

vote matter more how is a system like ME and NE make some people's vote matter more it is just not winner take all tus people outside swing states would have a reason to vote.

Sorry, having a hard time unraveling this one.