Trivium on Nostr: Hopefully this will include an in depth discussion on the reasoning for the creation ...

Hopefully this will include an in depth discussion on the reasoning for the creation of the electoral college and why it is it in the U.S. Constitution in the first place. I'll help you Robert, see below.

I could also show you how to actually hold a hammer if you want. Let me know... and you dont need safety glasses to dismantle a civilization...

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I've been hearing alot of opinions today about the Electoral College - can't imagine why...I realized most people dont know alot about it, let alone why it's important...so here we go.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE 101

WHO/WHAT/WHEN:
The electoral college is defined in Article Two (section 1) of the United States Constitution (ratified in 1787) It defines the process by which a President is elected.

HOW:
Each state is assigned a certain number of electoral votes: The total number of electoral votes is 538 (the sum of 435 Representatives, 100 Senators, and 3 electoral votes from the District of Columbia). The number of electoral votes each state receives is equal to the number of its Representatives in the House of Representatives (based on population) plus its two Senators.

Candidates compete for the popular vote within each state: During a presidential election, voters in each state cast ballots for their preferred candidate. The candidate who wins the most votes in a state receives all of that state’s electoral votes (except in Maine and Nebraska, which allocate their electoral votes proportionally).

The candidate who wins the most electoral votes nationwide becomes President: The candidate who receives the majority of the 538 electoral votes (at least 270) wins the presidency. If no candidate reaches this threshold, the House of Representatives chooses the President, with each state delegation having one vote.

Electors meet in their respective states to cast their electoral votes: After the popular vote, a group of electors, known as the Electoral College, convenes in each state to formally cast their electoral votes for President and Vice President. This typically occurs in December, following the November general election.

NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT PART:

WHY: IT DECENTRILIZES POWER

The Electoral College ensures smaller states and smaller counties whitin states (based on population centers) have a voice: The system gives smaller states a greater relative influence in the election process, as they have a fixed number of electoral votes regardless of population. This helps maintain a balance between larger and smaller states and between larger and smaller counties within states.

Some key facts to note:

There are no direct elections for President and Vice President; instead, voters indirectly choose them through the Electoral College process.
Electors are typically chosen by each political party and are expected to vote for their party’s nominee, but they are not obligated to do so. Faithless electors, who vote against their party’s nominee, are rare but have occurred in the past.

To sum up, This is today's map of PA electoral map...Should the most populated counties decide the fate of the state and the Nation. This is very much an open question but it reprepresents the philosophical differences between a REPUBLIC vs a DEMOCRACY.