Wolfmann
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Electoral College..
There is a reason that we have each branch chosen in a different manner... checks and balances....
Electoral college also gives the small states a voice... the states being important, since they are the entities that give the federal government its power thru the constitution
I can understand why you would say that but the if you read the Constitution you will see that the Electoral College has nothing to do with checks and balances of power. The Executive, Legislative and Judicial are the checks and balances on each other and the over use of power based on the constitiution. Nor does the Electoral College give the small states any less power than the popular vote. Small states have fewer numbers of delegates in the EC than the large. It is the Senate which has the same number of representatives per state no matter its size.
It is a relic of the past and although I know its in the Constitution I would be hurt if it went away via an Amendment.
Thanks
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