The Electoral College pt. 2

Aug 28, 2024 · 1h 6m 55s
The Electoral College pt. 2
Description

This discussion expands on the first episode, which covered the history of the electoral college, by explaining the arguments for and against this system. Further, we briefly touch on some...

show more
This discussion expands on the first episode, which covered the history of the electoral college, by explaining the arguments for and against this system. Further, we briefly touch on some alternative strategies that have been proposed. This system, as it exists, is you uniquely American and most people don't want it. We'll give our final thoughts at the closing of this discussion. 

Recommendations Part 2

Holidays:
  • Spumoni Day
  • Finance Brokers Day
  • Brazilian Blowout Day
  • International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
  • Internet Self Care Day
  • National Medical Dosimetrist Day
  • Poet’s Day
  • Senior Citizen’s Day
  • World Goat Day
  • Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (Week)
  • Minority Enterprise Development Week
  • National Aviation Week
  • Little League World Series
  • Hayden Panettiere’s bday

Links and References: 
  1. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/its-time-to-abolish-the-electoral-college/
  2. https://saveourstates.com/blog/yes-other-countries-have-electoral-colleges-too
  3. https://people.howstuffworks.com/10-countries-besides-us-have-electoral-colleges.htm
  4. https://www.usa.gov/electoral-college
  5. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/11/22/among-democracies-u-s-stands-out-in-how-it-chooses-its-head-of-state/
  6. https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/history#:~:text=The%20Founding%20Fathers%20established%20the,popular%20vote%20of%20qualified%20citizens.
  7. https://www.heritage.org/the-essential-electoral-college/the-current-threat#:~:text=If%20the%20Electoral%20College%20was%20eliminated%2C%20the%20power%20to%20elect,voice%20of%20smaller%20populated%20states.
  8. https://stanfordmag.org/contents/should-we-abolish-the-electoral-college
  9. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/23/killing-electoral-college-means-rural-americans-would-be-serfs-column/3770424002/
  10. https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/publications/youraba/2019/october-2019/q--the-electoral-college--is-it-open-for-interpretation-by-the-c/
  11. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/25/majority-of-americans-continue-to-favor-moving-away-from-electoral-college/
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi7uownWRmQ
  13. https://youtu.be/ajavsMbCapY?si=vXojc85LpkmDbCrb
  14. https://www.history.com/news/presidents-electoral-college-popular-vote
  15. https://www.history.com/news/electors-chosen-electoral-college
show less
Information
Author Abraham
Organization Abraham
Website -
Tags

Looks like you don't have any active episode

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Current

Podcast Cover

Looks like you don't have any episodes in your queue

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Next Up

Episode Cover Episode Cover

It's so quiet here...

Time to discover new episodes!

Discover
Your Library
Search