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Mr 5 0 · 02-13-2002, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by SilverPoet

Mr. 50: Hey, I never said I had ALL the answers.

Neither did I, just observations.

The whole Senate and House thing is pretty simple. Give each state an equal say because they're a state, give each state an equal say based on population.

That's pretty much how the Electoral College works now.
Each State is allocated a number of Electors equal to the number of its U.S. Senators (always 2) plus the number of its U.S. Representatives (which may change each decade according to the size of each State's population as determined in the Census).
The political parties (or independent candidates) in each State submit to the State's chief election official a list of individuals pledged to their candidate for president and equal in number to the State's electoral vote.

Whichever party slate wins the most popular votes in the State becomes that State's Electors-so that, in effect, whichever presidential ticket gets the most popular votes in a State wins all the Electors of that State.

On the Monday following the second Wednesday of December (as established in federal law) each State's Electors meet in their respective State capitals and cast their electoral votes-one for president and one for vice president.

Not a bad system as it avoids the problem of having fifty different candidates and no one candidate ever getting a majority.

Yes, it's a 'winner-take-all' system but that only becomes a point of contention in very close elections and that only happens about twice per century, if that.

You still have the option of writing in the name of someone - including yourself - on the Presidential ballot and we have 'fringe' parties that run presidential candidates every election so on one is really denied a voice.

Obviously, the U.S. runs on a two-party system - which is how the Founders planned it. You always have the best shot at being heard by joining a party, becoming active and working within that party to advance your political goals and promote the candidate of your choice.

nice to meet cha.

Nice to meet you, too.

02-13-2002, 10:51 AM	#35
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Politics, Part IV Originally posted by SilverPoet Mr. 50: Hey, I never said I had ALL the answers. Neither did I, just observations. The whole Senate and House thing is pretty simple. Give each state an equal say because they're a state, give each state an equal say based on population. That's pretty much how the Electoral College works now. Each State is allocated a number of Electors equal to the number of its U.S. Senators (always 2) plus the number of its U.S. Representatives (which may change each decade according to the size of each State's population as determined in the Census). The political parties (or independent candidates) in each State submit to the State's chief election official a list of individuals pledged to their candidate for president and equal in number to the State's electoral vote. Whichever party slate wins the most popular votes in the State becomes that State's Electors-so that, in effect, whichever presidential ticket gets the most popular votes in a State wins all the Electors of that State. On the Monday following the second Wednesday of December (as established in federal law) each State's Electors meet in their respective State capitals and cast their electoral votes-one for president and one for vice president. Not a bad system as it avoids the problem of having fifty different candidates and no one candidate ever getting a majority. Yes, it's a 'winner-take-all' system but that only becomes a point of contention in very close elections and that only happens about twice per century, if that. You still have the option of writing in the name of someone - including yourself - on the Presidential ballot and we have 'fringe' parties that run presidential candidates every election so on one is really denied a voice. Obviously, the U.S. runs on a two-party system - which is how the Founders planned it. You always have the best shot at being heard by joining a party, becoming active and working within that party to advance your political goals and promote the candidate of your choice. nice to meet cha. Nice to meet you, too.