go down the tubes..everyone must get focused..unity is the key here..what do you think? bev | 6.24.10 @ 2:44PM you are wrong. the electoral college does not have to vote proportionally in every state. in fact most states are winner takes all...so if the people choose candidate a by 50.1% over candidate b who got 49.9%, all of the electoral college votes for that state go to candidate b. the electoral college was meant as a way to keep the most populated states from basically getting all the power to choose the president. if you take away the electoral college, middle America may as well not even vote. rAMCOJOE | 2.3.10 @ 10:30PM Ray | 4.16.10 @ 1:50PM China's not a Republic any more than the Islamic Republic of Iran is an actually Republic. They're a "Republic" in name only. You see, Republics don't use a Central Committee to "approve" legislation. That approval is accomplished by a vote of all the members of a Republic legislature. China isn't structured like a Republic. According to its Constitution, The National People's Congress, can only approve the policies which have been previously approved by the CCP, and delivered to the NCP by the State Council. That is NOT how a Republic government is structured. Don't any of you wingnuts who rant "The USA is not a democracy. It is a Republic. Big difference. Majority does not rule, but the minority is to be protected. Please understand the difference." have access to DICTIONARIES? If