Editor,
Throughout this past decade, we suffered a government that ruled with ignorance, arrogance, incompetence, corruption, and of course, fear. Whether I look at our homeland (in)security or the corrupted economy or New Orleans’ failed recovery or the deterioration of our global climate, I see the catastrophe caused by a government that was not elected by majority vote. The potential for recurring damage remains as long as we use the Electoral College to subvert the will of the majority.
This arcane institution gives some Americans more voting power than others; it reduces the vote of people who live in populated areas. It enables slick lawyers to “win” elections with fewer votes than their opponents. The problem won’t go away until the Electoral College system is abandoned. Constitutional Amendment is one way to do it; the states’ National Popular Vote initiative (http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/) is another. Either way, we can’t risk another electoral theft. We must change our presidential election method into a democracy where everyone’s vote counts equally.
It is taking President Obama’s administration longer than we hoped it would to repair the decade’s damage. Our nation might not survive another mis-administration.
Bruce Joffe
Piedmont
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