Even accepting the official rationale, however, the Electoral College has failed, for small states were virtually shunned in the 2000 run. Under a proportional system, power would be shared based on the percentage of votes a party s candidate receives. This is what is done in practically every other democracy in the world, and it means that each person s vote carries weight. This leads to far greater turnouts, for votes really do matter in the fundamental sense that they translate directly into some medium of governmental power. People are ready especially that vast number who feel excluded or marginalized by the present political process to consider structural, Constitutional reform.
Big problems require big remedies.
If we are to have a modern political process that measures up to America s democratic pretensions and ideals, we must fight for proportional representation. Get out of the voters way Another ugly truth of today s electoral game is that it aggressively puts up barriers to keep workaday people from voting. Better yet, make it a week. The general election is now held on Tuesday, a work day, in which most folks have to vote before the sun comes up, rush out on lunch break, or race to pick up the kids at day care, then get to the polls before they close at the end of the day. If we truly value civic participation, make it easy.