The Men Who Elected George Washington
In a pure democracy all of the eligible voters participate in the direct election of the President. In our republic the President is elected by representatives of the people in indirect elections. With the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 he began to dismantle our republic and promote the principles of democracy,
Prior to his administration it was understood that the people in most of the states did not participate in the election of the President, The President was chosen by the electors.
After the election in of John Adams in 1824 the states began to hold popular elections.
Our system of government employs both a direct election of representatives in the House and an indirect election in the Senate.
If senators and representatives were both chosen in direct election a tyranny of the majority could deprive the minority of their rights. This system converts our bicameral legislature into a unicameral legislature with two houses representing the same constituency.
The candidate winning the popular vote is a state receives all of the state's electoral votes. The system of winner take all disenfranchises the minority and violates the principle of one man one vote.
By abolishing the Electoral College we convert our Constitutional Republic in to a Democracy.
A National Popular Vote would give the states with the largest populations with power to dominate the people living in the smaller states. The Electoral College was created to prevent the tyranny of the majority.
The Constitution mandates that each state is entitled to one representative for every 30,000 inhabitants. Today the average Congressional District has over 700,000 constituents. We should have over 10,000 Congressional Districts and one Presidential elector for each representative.
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Each of the states should have two at large electors and one elector for every Congressional District. The elector should be chosen by the people living in the districts.
The Political Parties should be banned from participating in the Electoral College. The electors need to be free to vote their conscience and the winner take all system takes that away. This system needs to be abolished.