Electoral College Reviewed

In their infinite wisdom, the United States of America Founders created the Electoral College to ensure the States (our Republic is a collection of States) were fairly represented. Why should one or two densely populated areas speak for the whole of the nation? Here are some statistics about the presidential election of 2016. It should finally put an end to the argument as to why the Electoral College makes sense.

There are 3,141 counties in the United States. Trump won 3,084 of them. Clinton won 57. Let that sink in! There are 62 counties in New York State. Trump won 46 of them. Clinton won 16. In the 5 counties that encompass New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens), Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. Clinton won 4 of these counties with Trump winning only one, Richmond. Therefore, these 5 counties alone more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country.

These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles. The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles. When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national election. Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, etc.) do not and should not speak for the rest of our country! Remember, our country is a collection of States in which people live. This country is NOT a direct democracy, it is collection of States, a Representative democracy.

And….. it’s been verified and documented that those aforementioned 319 square miles are where the majority of our nation’s problems arise.

There is no way the Electoral College would be abolished. That would take a Constitutional amendment. To amend the Constitution of the United States requires a vote of 2/3rds of both the US Senate and House of Representatives or 2/3rds vote of a National Constitutional Convention called by Congress at the request of the legislatures of at least 2/3rds of the states. Then to become an operative part of the Constitution, an amendment, whether proposed by Congress or a national constitutional convention, must be ratified by either the legislatures of 3/4ths of the states or state ratifying conventions in 3/4ths of the states. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!

There is no way less populated states are going to cede political power to the more populated states. The Founders saw to that. Those calling for abolishment of the Electoral College are barking at the moon…. much like many or most proposals by Democrats.