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19528, RE: Realize...
Posted by Wendell, Mon Dec-18-00 03:59 PM
>Hotep

What does that mean?

>That the electoral college gives a
>stronger voice to states with
>a small population, therefore over
>at least 12 states would
>be against it because that
>would give states with large
>populations, a bigger edge.

That's not true. The electoral college is based on population of each state. So Florida gets 25 votes while Maine gets 4.

>Then one has to consider
>that this is a CONSTITUTIONAL
>ISSUE and CHANGING the constitution
>is an unnecessarily long and
>drawn-out process.

First remember that the Consitution gets amended not changed. And yes this process can take a long time, but I believe that it could be done by the next election.

It's not
>as simple as ADDING TO.

It is, that's why they call it amendments.

> Besides this feat
>would not be TRUE activism,
>it's passivism (see my second
>post).

You are entitled to your opinion.

>Overall this effort could cause REAL
>change to occur only alot
>of over-expended energy. (I
>am trying to discourage you
>this time.):-(

How I see it, it's an ideal who's time has come. Somebody with start the change, we can be that someone.

Peace

Wendell