One purpose of the Electoral College is to prevent a limited number of pockets of dense population from determining the outcome of presidential elections. In that sense, it is a bit similar to the US Senate, and acts to give powers to the states as opposed to treating the country as one large electorate.
Without the Electoral College, the recent election would have been decided by heavily populated cities in the states of California and New York. With that in mind, voters could expect to see candidates spend the overwhelming majority of their time in geographical areas with dense populations, leaving those with sparse populations largely ignored.
Liberals chafe at the Electoral College for the same reason they are irritated by each state getting two senators regardless of population — it gives power to the states and recognizes them as significant political entities. It’s the same as the “states’ rights” argument which militates against a powerful national government. Hence, this is not a new argument at all, but one that goes back to the founding of our nation.
That liberals hate the Electoral College is illustrated by the comments of one Supreme Court justice. More on page two.
Read the constitution there ginseng you might learn something that you weren’t taught in law school!!
They need to change your sorry$#%&!@*!!!!!!!!!!1
Next Ginsburg ruling. The constitution is in constitutional.
Could she stay awake long enough to generate a discussion… Doubt it..
About time she leaves!
You’re a judge, not a member of congress.
start with your face lady
Time to get on your broom and ride off into the sunset.
To Justice Ginsburg: Congress makes the laws here in USA and you only interrupt the law– not change the law. Sorry about this, but the Supreme court can not change the electorial college rules on how candidates are selected. CONGRESS makes the laws, not YOU.
She gas been on the bench how long and thru all electorial college presidents, never said a word of complaint. She is there to uh old the law, not comment on her self agenda.