From the same state legislature that brought you such classics as "The Moment of Silence" and "A Lack of Public-School Funding" comes "The Circumvention of the Electoral College."
Now, I refuse to say that I support this decision. It might not reflect the true wishes of the Illinois voters. If the popular vote turns out in favor of the Democratic Party, yet the majority of Illinoisans voted Republican, all of Illinois' electoral votes go to the Democrats.
Deck mentioned an alternate way of electing the President, which to me looks like the offspring of two very manipulable parents. It is a trait that is passed to the progeny, which is why I will need to scrutinize this method a little more before I support it.
Laymen should not be voting unless they can demonstrate competence in their knowledge of the candidates and their issues. I will emigrate to Canada if the next president is elected because he is black, or because he wears a nice tie, or something equally ridiculous. I am all for putting the power in the hands of a select few elite, but that opens the door for rampant abuse. Really, there is no solid way to guarantee that the voters' wishes are reflected and that the voters are making rational, educated decisions when they go to the polls.
I would opt for a straight-up democracy, where everyone votes on anything, but the question comes up again: By which method would they vote? Borda count? Condorcet? Sequential pairwise voting?
Now, I refuse to say that I support this decision. It might not reflect the true wishes of the Illinois voters. If the popular vote turns out in favor of the Democratic Party, yet the majority of Illinoisans voted Republican, all of Illinois' electoral votes go to the Democrats.
Deck mentioned an alternate way of electing the President, which to me looks like the offspring of two very manipulable parents. It is a trait that is passed to the progeny, which is why I will need to scrutinize this method a little more before I support it.
Laymen should not be voting unless they can demonstrate competence in their knowledge of the candidates and their issues. I will emigrate to Canada if the next president is elected because he is black, or because he wears a nice tie, or something equally ridiculous. I am all for putting the power in the hands of a select few elite, but that opens the door for rampant abuse. Really, there is no solid way to guarantee that the voters' wishes are reflected and that the voters are making rational, educated decisions when they go to the polls.
I would opt for a straight-up democracy, where everyone votes on anything, but the question comes up again: By which method would they vote? Borda count? Condorcet? Sequential pairwise voting?
If all else fails, we could... 
(I was bored, alright?)
Any and all thoughts and opinions are welcome, of course.
(I was bored, alright?)Any and all thoughts and opinions are welcome, of course.
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