|
|
Article: YOUR VIEWS: ELECTORAL COLLEGE.(FORUM)(Letter to the editor)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- August 24, 2008
|
Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Should the U.S. Constitution be amended to eliminate the Electoral College?
It works, compared to European Union
Every generation in the United States should critically examine the policies and actions of previous generations. The key is "critical" examination of the ramifications of political decision, and disregard of the emotions of an election, stirred by the media.
Examine the concept of the Electoral College in comparison to other nations and one can see the wisdom of the framers of the Constitution of our representative republic.
Take, for example, the elections in the European Union countries. Most are plurality governments that are created by ...