On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 09:48:14PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > [...] > The electoral college has a very specific purpose, to prevent the > mob rule from swaying election results. > [...] > Personally, however, I like how Nebraska (and I forget the other > state) does it. They split the state's electoral votes by the > percentage of popular vote. It would be better if all states did > that, if only because it provides a more accurate reflection of what > the people want without allowing sudden changes in the public mood > to unduly affect election results.
Wouldn't that give you the same result as a direct popular election, "mob rule" as you call it? -- David Jardine "Running Debian GNU/Linux and loving every minute of it." -L. von Sacher-M.(1835-1895) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
