Abolish the Electoral College

got my upvote

The electoral college exists, in the most simplistic terms, because the nation's founders were afraid of a true democracy. Madison and others feared to give the vote to a majority of citizens who might have beliefs that would infringe on the rights of other citizens, or harm the entire country. Hamilton and others feared that the populace might be "tricked" by a candidate's persona and elect a president who was not qualified to hold the position. During a time when not all citizens were permitted to vote, and during which it was far more difficult to be an informed citizen, these precautions made sense. Today the idea is outdated, and the things the founders feared have already come to pass beneath the constraints of the electoral college.

I would go for that if we eliminated California, Texas, Florida and New York. Four states that contribute almost 1/3 the vote. Are you insane?

Right! If you lived in Montana, Alaska or Rhode Island, why even vote? You probably wouldn't get any federal dollars (even if you pay your taxes) because politicians would be kissing the asses of the big states. No need to please your small population, there are bigger votes to be garnered.

Totally, the joke is outdated. Enough already.
Get rid of it.

Raymond Eugene "Gene" Green (born October 17, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 29th congressional district, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of eastern Houston, along with large portions of Houston's eastern suburbs. So he's our new constitutional authority. And why not? Because he agrees with us, see, that makes him smart enough to quote in an imgflip meme and that will cause a change in the Constitution. Or else we're going to make a lot of trouble in front of Trump tower.

Go for it. But you should go back to grammar school to learn why the Electoral College is used.

(Sarcasm. Changing the Constitution has to be done constitutional, of course. Pictures of smiling citizens-or rampaging hooligans, spouting uninformed drivel might make a good meme ((see above)) but it won't change the Constitution, thank G-d. And I looked up this "Gene Green" quoted, he's a lawyer 04 yrs.) and a lawmaker (35 yrs.) which seems to qualify him perfectly as the "partisan insider" that he dismisses in his quote. I see the Electoral College as an indispensable break on mob rule and another wonderfully designed check/balance device in the US Constitution. FINALLY, I am anxiously waiting to find out who is paying these troublemakers for weeks worth of acting up in the middle of our daily news cycles.)