Re: ARE AMERICANS STUPID????

Pete nospam Zakel wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Adam Albright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> > On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:11:07 -0700, Al Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > So I presume you're also in favor of getting rid of the Senate as well.
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> > You presume wrong. Two totally different issues. A senator's main job
> > is to be supportive of the state he comes from. And they are. Every
> > state should have two. The House is based on population so that is
> > proportional which works since the two legistative bodies balance each
> > other out. If you want to get in the senate its just a state wide
> > election, by district for the House. No problem with that system at
> > all. 
> >
> > The problem I and many have is the single national election we have in
> > this country, the election of the president, the little states can
> > have too much an influence on the outcome which is unfair to the
> > MAJORITY of people that live mostly in major population centers.
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> Actually, this is a compromise between the way the Senate is elected and the
> way the House is elected, as someone else pointed out.  The EC results in the
> president being elected more democratically than the Senate, but less
> democratically than the House.
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> Personally, I think that's just fine.
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> -Pete Zakel
>  ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
This time I'm going to have to side with you, Pete.  The EC is a great 
idea...no need to change it.

Ron