The Electoral College: A Bastion Against Tyranny!

By Rich Kozlovich

Recently we've seen an concerted effort to eliminate the Elector College by the left, and some states actually bought into it for a while. 

In my youth I too thought the Electoral College should be done away with and the President of the United States should be elected directly by the people. As I grew older and read more, I realized how and why the Founding Fathers chose such a seemingly convoluted system, and recognized the wisdom of the Electoral College.

A friend of mine sent the following information to me. I don’t know who originated it so there’s no accreditation, but I’m going to publish it nonetheless, acknowledging I am not the originator, although I wish I was.

319 Square Miles! 

In their infinite wisdom, the United States' Founders created the Electoral College to ensure the STATES were fairly represented. Why should one or two densely populated areas speak for the whole of the nation?  The following list of statistics has been making the rounds on the Internet. It should finally put an end to the argument as to why the Electoral College makes sense.  

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There are 3,141 counties in the United States. Trump won 3,084 of them. Hillary Clinton won 57.  There are 62 counties in New York State. Trump won 46 of them. Hillary Clinton won 16.  

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by approx. 1.5 million votes. In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens) Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. (Hillary Clinton only won 4 of these counties; Trump won Richmond).  Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Hillary 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! And... it’s been verified and documented that those aforementioned 319 square miles are where the majority of our nation's problems foment.  

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As I said at the beginning, in my youth I thought the Electoral College should be eliminated. That’s the kind of thinking that’s common of the young, because the young lack knowledge, understanding and experience in life.

If we take the time to find out why the Founding Fathers created a series of checks and balances, we find we can clearly define issues such as this, because  definition leads to clarity. Clarity leads to understanding. Understanding leads to good decision making.

So, let me define this for everyone properly.

This effort to eliminate the Electoral College by the Democrats is callow, self serving and destructive to the nation by undermining the checks and balances of the Constitution. One of their biggest successes in undermining those checks and balances was the 17th Amendment. We need to reject any effort to eliminate the Electoral College, and while were at it, repeal the 17th Amendment.

We also need to make sure American history, especially in primary education, is restored. Especially that history dealing with how and why the Constitution came into being.

We need to get this. Civics education in this nation is in crisis.

In spite of the fact all 50 states require some kind of civics education, only about 25% of American students are "proficient" in the NAEP Civics Assessment standard. Why? Because leftists have completely taken over education in America at all levels, which they've been insidiously working toward since the late 19th century, undermining the foundational values that made this nation great.

Furthermore, they control the teacher unions, which need to be eliminated.  Eliminate the Department of Education, restore control to the local school boards with some state oversight, and create a voucher system where parents can send their kids to schools of their choice. 

How's that for definition, clarity and understanding?  How about some good decision making now?

One last point.