From: cubby77267@aol.com   
      
   On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 16:12:56 GMT, Greg Heilers   
    wrote:   
      
   >Loki wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Because of the power and the function of the Senate versus that of the   
   >> President. Were the Senate, or the House to only come together once   
   >> every 4-6 years and vote on one topic I would feel differently.   
   >   
   >But the Senate, and the Legislative branch, is actually *more* powerful   
   >than the Executive Branch.  It was deemed by the Founders to be of more   
   >importance.   
      
   The difference being that there is not one Senator or Congressman more   
   powerful than the President.   
      
   >> If you read a little history, you will realize that the Electoral   
   >> College was a compromise which satisfied no one from the very   
   >> beginning. Some of the framers of the Constitution wanted the   
   >> President chosen by Congress, others by popular vote. Since neither   
   >> would give into the other group, they came up with the electoral   
   >> college. From it's inception it was regarded as a second rate choice   
   >> by all involved, but a necessary evil. It was at one time somewhat   
   >> functional when there was no TV or radio, very few newspapers and a   
   >> largely illiterate populace. A time when voters chose informed   
   >> electors to represent them when the time came to choose a President.   
   >> However, those days are no longer.   
   >   
   >Exactly my point...it was a compromise.   
      
   Which true of all compromises satisfies no one beyond the notion that   
   the other person didn't get what they want either.   
      
   >  I guess you may have a hard time   
   >seeing my point-of-view, but there are *many* of us that still believe   
   >that a State identity is of the utmost importance.   
      
   Which is why the Senate and Congress can give every state equal   
   representation. However, the Electoral College grants greater status   
   to some states than others in terms of making the only decision they   
   are involved with.   
      
   Were the Electoral College to be altered to where there was not a   
   winner take all aspect and the Electors were appointed in relation to   
   population rather than by the amount of legislative representatives it   
   would be salvageable, but as it is now, it is not.   
      
      
   Loki   
      
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