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Thanks for the highly interesting post. German media have been reiterating a
different theory - that the electoral college was introduced because of the
traffic conditions prevailing in those days which would render a ballot by
popular vote unfeasible. It seems they were totally wrong.
My best wishes for a president who will be good for your country, and the
world.
Sincerely,
Michael Suesserott
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Von: crazy12331 e reply [mailto:crazy12331@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Friday, November 10, 2000 14:45
An: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: [RT] Off Topic, but very topical
What a priviledge to be living in this historic. Please take the time to
discover the history of how we got here, and why we have the system we do.
The attached article is pretty politically free of bias and very
educational.
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Origins of the Electoral College
by Randall G. Holcombe
(Randall Holcombe teaches economics at Florida State University. Send him
MAIL. This essay is drawn from a longer study that will appear in Rethinking
the American Presidency edited by John V. Denson)
The process was never intended to be democratic. The first presidents were
appointed by elites, not elected by the masses. Not until 1820s, with the
rise of Andrew Jackson, did popular voting have a role in the selection of
presidents
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