FORUM TOPIC
Electoral College
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Should the Electoral College be Preserved? Yes, it Protects Against Tyranny
Abolishing the Electoral College would be mistake. It helps make self-government work. Delegates to the Federal Convention rejected allowing the people to elect the president directly.
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Should the Electoral College be Preserved? No, it is Time to Bid Farewell to the Electoral College
The Electoral College, a mechanism devised to preserve the relative electoral power of smaller states, now stands as an antiquated relic that undermines the principles of fairness and equality.
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Why the Electoral College Should be Preserved
The Electoral College, along with the Constitution’s other institutional arrangements, exists to safeguard the space where Americans participate in politics to make collective decisions based on equality.