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A reply on Conversation: Direct popular vote should replace the Electoral College.

Jan 3 2013: This would allow the College to stay in place, but give more power to the people. Great idea
A comment on Conversation: Direct popular vote should replace the Electoral College.

Jan 3 2013: The Electoral College is a necessary component of our national government. It need not remove power from the people. Rather it and the currently existing national election act in many ways as an extension of the system of balancing power between large and small states. The national election gives a voice to every American, therefore giving large states more power. The Electoral College, on the other hand, ensures that the small states have some power. That said, I believe the national election should be given more weight, especially when it means the difference between President Gore and President Bush.

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