ers. The Electoral College violates what should be considered a fundamental right to self-governance, a right on which this nation is built. Additionally, third party candidates could at least aspire towards contending in a Presidential election. The popularity and prominence of many third parties would surely skyrocket, and, over a period of years, could put a non-Republican or Democrat in the White House. The amendment would provide all citizens with a voice, and all candidates with a chance, a feat that has never before been achieved in the history of American politics.Any 200 year old system will begin to deteriorate because of the mere fact that it is not current and up to date. Just because the Electoral College worked just as the Founding Fathers intended for quite some time, does not mean that it should never be modified or even abandoned completely. Citizens of the United States have a right to their democracy because it is what our country stands for. Equality falls into the same category when noting that third party candidates have no true way to winning an election. Something needs to be done about these problems before more elections like the existing one between Bush and Gore occurs. If a compromise or a change to the system were made it, would give more strength to the people and open up our political system a bit more. We are a much more informed populace than the people who voted in the first election not to mention the fact that more people would vote because they could see their vote count more.Work CitedAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Proposals for Revision of the Electoral College System. Washington: 1969.Longley, Lawrence D. The Politics of Electoral College Reform. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972.Pierce, Neal R. and Longley, Lawrence D. The People's President: The Electoral College in American History and the Direct-Vote Alternative. New Haven: Yale University Pre...
