The Electoral College: How Both Sides Miss the Point

via Meadia

Let's go back to first principles.

Both sides miss the point completely, as they both ignore what the Founders had in mind for the college when they wrote the Constitution. Moreover, reconsidering the Founders’ vision could provide the basis for a solution to the problem that would satisfy everyone.

Everyone?  Hmmm.

By the way, Hurricane Sandy's aftermath may give the best reason for not messing with the current system.

Here's why:  There's rumors out there that the election may be suspended because people can't vote in some areas.

Well, that doesn't matter because the people don't decide who becomes President.  What????  That's right, the people do not decide the outcome of a Presidential contest.  The state legislatures do.  That's the law.  That's the Constitution.

Therefore, you do not suspend an election because some people can't vote.  The state legislatures of the affected states will have to step in and pick the electors.  That's the law.  No need to change anything.

Now, if there's any attempt to change that right before the election, it doesn't pass the smell test.  The law has to be the same before the election as after.  No changes made after the fact can be legal.  To make this attempt invites controversy.  Only if someone wants controversy will you see this kind of thing.