The Writ of the Electoral College America is said to be a democracy, but what exactly is a democracy? A lecture from Hilla University (2004) states that a democracy “is a means for the people to choose their leaders and to hold their leaders accountable for their policies and their conduct in office” (p. 1). The American voting system is fair, isn’t it? The people get to vote freely and choose who will be the next leader of our country, right? Not exactly, the twelfth amendment to the Constitution states that our representatives and senators get to choose who becomes our president (Congress, 1802). They are collectively called the Electoral College. Doesn’t this take away the “freedom” that American’s think that they have? I believe that it does. America needs a better voting system that will cater to its citizen’s freedom. The Electoral College has many flaws that could be solved by having a different voting system. I believe that the popular vote could be a possible solution to this problem. I will discuss what the Electoral College is, the flaws it has, and why it should be abolished. Electoral College: What …show more content…
Being afraid that the electors would fall prey to bribery, secret influence, or corruptions of votes, the Senators and Representatives of 1802 met in their respective states. They sent their two votes to the capitol to be read to Congress, and the new President would be announced. This was a good way for the America of 1802 to vote for her President, but I do not believe it should still be used to vote in our President today. It has taken many “face lifts” over the years. As political parties began to develop, the Electoral College was only allowed one vote member rather than two that had originally been established. Even though the Electoral College has change since its original appearance; it still has too many flaws that can be easily