Originally Posted by SweetT

Your points are well made and I am not saying that they have no merit. I just do not like giving that much power to such a small geographical section of our entire country. Remember that our country is founded on the principal that states govern the country not the individuals within the states. If that were the case, we would simply call ourselves America...not The United States of America.

Again, I am not bashing your points...they are well thought out and have merit. I, personally, just think that when you give that much power to such a small part of the country that you are opening yourself up to HUGE abuses of power. If you think that the "hanging chad" debacle was bad, wait until you see what could happen under a popular vote system. Imagine a President campaigning on platforms such as raising the minimum wage in Calfornia and Texas to $35/hour while decreasing the rest of the states to $1.95. I know that I am using an absurdity to make a point, but the point is still the same. ;)


--T