Political institutions and a commitment to the traditions of democracy. But on the other hand, it saddled us with some obsolete 18thCentury Institutions. Foremost among them is the Electoral College. Back when they set up the Electoral College, the gap populous andeast most populous state, you had a 51 ratio. Today it is well over 601. The Electoral College is biased against the most populous states and biased in favor of the smaller states because no state, no matter what its population, gets less than three Electoral College votes because votes are determined by the number of congressional representatives plus the two senators. So the small states have just one member of congress, but they also have two senators. That is three Electoral College votes. It distorts our political system. Now, why the Electoral College . Why did the framers set this up . Like anything else, there are multiple reasons. The framers loved the common people, but they did not love them all that much. They bel
Donald and mike pence supporters 202 7488001. Undecided 202 7488002. For your texts 202 7488003. A tweet ato send us cspan w day and post your thoughts. Facebook. Com cspan. His religion a key factor in your vote. Mike pence and joe biden had Opinion Pieces in the christian post on the same day. Well start with mike pence. Is the bestump choice for americans of faith. The American People and particularly people of faith have a lot to be proud of. He further says we must vote to protect the very foundation of our country. The American People know the foundation of america is freedom but the foundation of freedom is faith. Our freedoms are a gift from our creator and when we defend the we make his work on a our own. On earth our own. People of faith have no greater champion than donald trump. Thats from Vice President mike pence in the christian post, the same day this piece was written by the president ial candidate joe biden. The greatest commandment has guided my politics is the headl
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