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Running Head: THE CASE AGAINST ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM 0
The Case against Electoral College System
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The Case against Electoral College System
The Electoral College system has been operational for more than three centuries as the means by which Americans elect leaders in office. The system should be abolished as the historical context that warranted its creation is no longer there, it does not reflect the will of the people and suggests that some states are more powerful than others.
The contextual justification for the creation of the systems are either not present or relevant. Prior to the system’s establishment, America had an electorate that was not intelligent enough and would not be entrusted to make decisions on the choice of leaders (Cox, 2018). However, the current citizens are now well informed to make prudent electoral decisions without direction by enlightened statesmen.
Secondly, the current electoral system gives more power to some states and allows few of them to decide the presidential election (Cox, 2018). People who reside in less populated states such as Idaho have less electoral power than those in populous states such as California or Texas. This circumstance creates power imbalance and creating the ‘lesser state’ mentality in the country.
Additionally, the Electoral College does not respect the simple principle of majority having their way. The failure to consider the power of the majority of citizens delegitimizes the elected leaders and in a way abuses the political power of Americans (Edwards III, 2019).
In conclusion, the existing criteria for electing leaders in America has been overtaken by events and cannot help citizens elect the leader of their choice in the current political context. On the account of its failure, it should be replaced with a system that respects the will of the majority and consequently accord each American equal right to making political decisions.
References
Edwards III, G. C. (2019). The Faulty Premises of the Electoral College. Retrieved from https://in.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/91544_Chapter_8_Pages_from_Nelson_The_Presidency_and_the_Political_System_11e_2.pdf
Cox, A. M. (2018). The Electoral College: A Constitutional Needle in a Political Hay Stack. Int'l J. Soc. Sci. Stud., 6, 94. Retrieved from https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/ijsoctu6&div=22&id=&page=
