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Article: Electoral College or popular vote best?
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- August 17, 2008
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Webb: One of the truly sad, even disastrous, characteristics of
the modern U.S. political system is that states, once proud and
sovereign, have been relegated to insignificant status, literally
bit players in the federal system. The relentless encroachment by
the federal government via constitutional amendments, court cases,
congressional action and regulatory fiat has concentrated money and
control at the national level.
The result is a federal government paralyzed by problems and
issues so large it can't handle them. But break those problems down
state-by-state, and they become manageable. Give Utah's state and
local governments most of the federal tax dollars we generate, plus
the ...