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Abolish the Electoral College in fun
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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 Today the idea is outdated, and the things the founders feared have already come to pass beneath the constraints of the electoral college.