Since the Electoral College harmed the nation along with the Supreme court by picking Bush over Gore who also won the majority of votes and once again harms the nation by picking Trump who lost the Popular vote as well, people have had it with the electoral college and the electoral college might not survive this this time doing this. IF the electoral college harms the will of the people once again this might be it for it's existence. Because the electoral college does not follow popular vote at all anymore and is a travesty. Even Trump tweeted in 2012: "The electoral College is a disaster."
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500,000 People Sign Petition Asking Electoral College to Pick Clinton as President Instead of Trump
A
petition on Change.org calling for the Electoral College to elect
Hillary Clinton as President has earned over half of the signatures
needed for it to be sent to the governing body. Although Trump won over
the 270 necessary electoral votes to secure the Presidency, Clinton
narrowly earned the nation’s popular vote. The Electoral College - which
was first introduced in 1804 - is comprised of 538 electors.
People500,000 People Sign Petition Asking Electoral College to Pick Clinton as President Instead of Trump
Lindsay Kimble,People Thu, Nov 10 12:31 PM PST
A petition on Change.org calling for the Electoral College to elect Hillary Clinton as President has earned over half of the signatures needed for it to be sent to the governing body.
The petition, launched on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected President, calls for the Electoral College to “ignore their states’ votes and cast their ballots for Secretary Clinton.”
Although Trump won over the 270 necessary electoral votes to secure the Presidency, Clinton narrowly earned the nation’s popular vote.
The Electoral College – which was first introduced in 1804 – is comprised of 538 electors. Each state’s number of electors is decided by its number of members in Congress, which is dependent on the state’s population. So, when American citizens cast their ballots, they aren’t directly voting for president – they’re voting for electors. This year, Trump took 279, to Clinton’s 228.
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Most states use a “winner-take-all” system when it comes to electoral votes, although there is no Constitutional provision or federal law that requires electors to vote a certain way. Twenty-six states and Washington, D.C., do, however, “bind” their electors to vote for the promised candidate on Dec. 19 – in this case, Trump. In many cases, “faithless electors” are forced to pay a fine if they vote against the popular choice.
Maine and Nebraska follow a different method, called the congressional district method, which allots two electoral votes to the popular vote winner, and additional votes for each congressional district won by the candidates.
Faithless electors have not ever reversed the presidency.
The Change.org petition, which was at over 500,000 signatures on Thursday afternoon, said that Clinton supporters would be happy to pay any fees accrued by those who choose to be faithless electors.
“Mr. Trump is unfit to serve,” the petition claimed. “His scapegoating of so many Americans, and his impulsivity, bullying, lying, admitted history of sexual assault, and utter lack of experience make him a danger to the Republic. Secretary Clinton WON THE POPULAR VOTE and should be President.”
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The electoral College system has now become so corrupt it invalidates the election of Presidents by it's actions and corrupts presidential elections in a completely unacceptable way at this point in time.
I will be very surprised if the electoral college still exists 4 years from now if it elects Trump now.
Most states use a “winner-take-all” system when it comes to electoral votes, although there is no Constitutional provision or federal law that requires electors to vote a certain way. Twenty-six states and Washington, D.C., do, however, “bind” their electors to vote for the promised candidate on Dec. 19 – in this case, Trump. In many cases, “faithless electors” are forced to pay a fine if they vote against the popular choice.
Maine and Nebraska follow a different method, called the congressional district method, which allots two electoral votes to the popular vote winner, and additional votes for each congressional district won by the candidates.
Faithless electors have not ever reversed the presidency.
The Change.org petition, which was at over 500,000 signatures on Thursday afternoon, said that Clinton supporters would be happy to pay any fees accrued by those who choose to be faithless electors.
“Mr. Trump is unfit to serve,” the petition claimed. “His scapegoating of so many Americans, and his impulsivity, bullying, lying, admitted history of sexual assault, and utter lack of experience make him a danger to the Republic. Secretary Clinton WON THE POPULAR VOTE and should be President.”
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The electoral College system has now become so corrupt it invalidates the election of Presidents by it's actions and corrupts presidential elections in a completely unacceptable way at this point in time.
I will be very surprised if the electoral college still exists 4 years from now if it elects Trump now.
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