I know I am not the only one in America who has felt that their vote didn't matter this election cycle. I mean, can one small state like Ohio or New Hampshire really elect our next president?
Of the 325 million plus citizens in this country, if we are lucky, about 10% will vote today. That's roughly 32 million who should select our next president. Yet, a state like Ohio with less then 32 million living in it, can actually be the ones who select the person to run our country for the next four years.
What happen to every vote counts? Oh, sorry, I forgot, we gave that power away when we allowed Congress to create the Electoral College. Sorry, but 270 votes does not come close to 32 million. Nor does it really represent the voters in the states they are suppose to represent. Did you know, that the full electrical voting block from one state can go to one candidate, even if they only won by the smallest of margins. How does that represent the peoples interest?
I propose two things:
1 - Completely get rid of the electoral college and let the popular vote really count. Maybe then, people will actually begin to vote again, for they will know their vote actually counts.
2 - Until the American voters demand #1, I suggest that the states actually change their system and give out Electoral college votes based on the popular vote within their state, so if Joe Blow gets 49%, then he gets 49% of the EC, while Jane Smith who got 51%, gets that much in EC votes from their state. Again, this may help encourage people to vote.
But sadly, since most Americans don't feel they have the time, energy or feel that their vote counts, the above two suggestions will never happen. And as we have seen in this election cycle, big corporations, and rich people who can afford to bank roll candidates will ultimately choose who our next leaders will be. It will not matter if it is in a local election or for the Presidency. The American people will continue to give up their rights that our founding fathers gave to them, and all of those soldiers who died fighting for them. How sad.
Of the 325 million plus citizens in this country, if we are lucky, about 10% will vote today. That's roughly 32 million who should select our next president. Yet, a state like Ohio with less then 32 million living in it, can actually be the ones who select the person to run our country for the next four years.
What happen to every vote counts? Oh, sorry, I forgot, we gave that power away when we allowed Congress to create the Electoral College. Sorry, but 270 votes does not come close to 32 million. Nor does it really represent the voters in the states they are suppose to represent. Did you know, that the full electrical voting block from one state can go to one candidate, even if they only won by the smallest of margins. How does that represent the peoples interest?
I propose two things:
1 - Completely get rid of the electoral college and let the popular vote really count. Maybe then, people will actually begin to vote again, for they will know their vote actually counts.
2 - Until the American voters demand #1, I suggest that the states actually change their system and give out Electoral college votes based on the popular vote within their state, so if Joe Blow gets 49%, then he gets 49% of the EC, while Jane Smith who got 51%, gets that much in EC votes from their state. Again, this may help encourage people to vote.
But sadly, since most Americans don't feel they have the time, energy or feel that their vote counts, the above two suggestions will never happen. And as we have seen in this election cycle, big corporations, and rich people who can afford to bank roll candidates will ultimately choose who our next leaders will be. It will not matter if it is in a local election or for the Presidency. The American people will continue to give up their rights that our founding fathers gave to them, and all of those soldiers who died fighting for them. How sad.
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