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David Welch's avatar

Agree completely on the need for national standardization. Regarding the electoral college. It is absolutely true that we can never get rid of it and the recurrent calls to "abolish the electoral college!!" are just silliness. Can never happen. BUT: There is another way that would take away a lot of the inequity created by the EC. Enlarge the House of Representatives. There is no other country with a bicameral legislature where a member of the lower house represents so many people. And it doesn't require changing the constitution. Can be done by simple statute. Double the size of the House and you bring the EC vote a LOT closer to the popular vote. And the added side benefit of making it less expensive to run for a House seat.

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Donald Preziosi's avatar

I agree with your email

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