{"id":316,"date":"2020-05-21T13:57:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T13:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-constitution.com\/?p=316"},"modified":"2020-05-22T03:15:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T03:15:41","slug":"why-have-direct-elections-of-the-president-abolishing-the-electoral-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-constitution.com\/?p=316","title":{"rendered":"Why Have Direct Elections of the President (Abolishing the Electoral College)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(164,123,247,0.2)&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_menu _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; global_module=&#8221;228&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The electoral college is an artifact of the nation&#8217;s founders not trusting the populace with the direct election of the president. The current system, however, has resulted in three recent presidents being elected without the approval of a majority of American citizens. This is a fundamental betrayal of democratic values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/7\/12315574\/electoral-college-explained-presidential-elections-2016\">https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/7\/12315574\/electoral-college-explained-presidential-elections-2016<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qY0BEhNuHk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/policy2020\/bigideas\/its-time-to-abolish-the-electoral-college\/\">It&#8217;s time to abolish the Electoral College<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#8220;It&#8217;s time to abolish the Electoral College&#8221; &#8212; Brookings\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/policy2020\/bigideas\/its-time-to-abolish-the-electoral-college\/embed\/#?secret=qY0BEhNuHk\" data-secret=\"qY0BEhNuHk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Comment Instructions&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|10px|5px|10px|false|false&#8221; global_module=&#8221;479&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Comments are welcome below. All comments must be respectfully written and not contain misinformation or fallacious reasoning. We welcome thoughtful dialogue of differences.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_comments _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(164,123,247,0.2)&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_menu _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; global_module=&#8221;228&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] The electoral college is an artifact of the nation&#8217;s founders not trusting the populace with the direct election of the president. The current system, however, has resulted in three recent presidents being elected without the approval of a majority of American citizens. 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