I am ambivalent about the Electoral College. On the one hand, its original purpose was to prevent situations like the present one, where the people vote in an adjudicated insurrectionist and convicted felon, resulting in such a person taking up residence in the White House.
The fact remains that it is not currently fulfilling its intended…
I am ambivalent about the Electoral College. On the one hand, its original purpose was to prevent situations like the present one, where the people vote in an adjudicated insurrectionist and convicted felon, resulting in such a person taking up residence in the White House.
The fact remains that it is not currently fulfilling its intended purpose. If the Electoral College stays, it needs to be reformed to make it serve its intended purpose. I am not sure if such a reform is possible. If it isn't, maybe it does need to be scrapped entirely.
I am ambivalent about the Electoral College. On the one hand, its original purpose was to prevent situations like the present one, where the people vote in an adjudicated insurrectionist and convicted felon, resulting in such a person taking up residence in the White House.
The fact remains that it is not currently fulfilling its intended purpose. If the Electoral College stays, it needs to be reformed to make it serve its intended purpose. I am not sure if such a reform is possible. If it isn't, maybe it does need to be scrapped entirely.