Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The vote for President in the United States isn't "one man, one vote" and thus the winner of the popular vote wins. Instead each state elects a slate of electors designated to the candidate on the ballot. The number of electors for each state is the sum of representatives and senators for that state. Thus California, at 55, has the largest number and Wyoming has 3. Some states are choosing to determine the number of electors sent to the electoral college by giving a percentage of the popular vote. I believe Maine does this and it's on the ballot in Colorado. The Constitution doesn't tell the several states how to determine the makeup, just WHEN: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. There are movements for ammendments to the Constitution to change this but I can't see them passing any time soon. It re-inforces the fact that the United States is a REPUBLIC and not a true democracy. We could, as my wife says, get the full lesson since in the event of a tie in the electoral college the House of Representatives will choose the President on the basis of one vote per state. The Senate votes to choose the VP. Oh - note that the electors are essentially free agents. They can choose to vote how they wish. So if the apparent elected president is killed or incapacitated before they meet...well...then things get REALLY interesting. I don't believe I have ever met an elector from any state. They are high up in the political party and I don't climb in that atmosphere. Hope this helps and if I get any of it wrong I'm sure someone will correct me! On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 09:30:34 -0330, Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca> wrote: > ...and good luck to you all. This will be a historic day. > > The world is watching and we have an interest because what Americans decide > today will effect us all. > > Phong, I think your boy has it figured out. Always go with the lesser of > two > gooses :^). > > Can you get him to expalin "Electoral College" to me? > > > Greg Locke > St. John's, Newfoundland > http://blog.greglocke.com > ----------------------------- > Independent journalism from > Newfoundland & Labrador > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On > > Behalf Of Daniel Ridings > > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:17 AM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Today - was Tomorrow > > > > > and they opened the booths early. I always feel > > > special on Election Day, win or lose. > > > > That's the spirit! > > > > Congratulations. Congratulations to all of you over there. > > > > Daniel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >