Friday, November 18, 2016

The Electoral College: Why Do We Have It?

Via David


Prager University:  Do you understand what the Electoral College is? Or how it works? Or why America uses it to elect its presidents instead of just using a straight popular vote? Author, lawyer and Electoral College expert Tara Ross does, and she explains that to understand the Electoral College is to understand American democracy.

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With voices on the left crying for abolishing the electoral college (although that would take an amendment to the Constitution--which perhaps Mr. Holder needs a refresher on too), it is important to refresh why we have an electoral college. The system is not broken, it is working just as the Founders intended. 

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