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Ib believeb thatb theb "Founders"b purposeb forb theb Electoralb Collegeb wasb tob helpb electb theb
presidentb inb whatb theyb would'veb thoughtb wasb ab fairb manner.b Itb wasb brokenb upb betweenb theb
legislativeb andb executiveb branch,b butb theyb alsob wantedb tob makeb sureb thatb theb equalb numberb
ofb representativesb fromb eachb stateb hadb ab voteb inb theb nextb presidentb inb power.b Thereb areb 538b
electorsb inb theb Electoralb Collegeb butb onlyb 270b ofb themb matterb tob makeb upb theb winb forb
presidencyb duringb theb elections.Ib thinkb thatb theb roleb ofb theb Electoralb Collegeb hasb changedb
overb timeb becauseb ofb makingb changesb tob theb constitutionb revokesb ourb amendment.b Theseb
changesb wereb madeb tob seeb ifb theyb wereb capableb ofb holdingb andb carryingb outb anb electionb inb ab
differentb wayb tob makeb itb "fair"b butb thoseb onlyb tarnishedb andb changedb Americab andb howb web
liveb alongb theb way.b Oneb changeb wasb whenb theb selectionb ofb electorsb wasb leftb tob theb stateb
legislatures.b Anotherb happensb whenb theyb 2b electionsb thatb cameb whenb theb winnerb actuallyb
lostb theb popularb vote.Ib don'tb thinkb thatb theyb shouldb changeb theb partiesb norb theirb positionb ofb
importanceb becauseb itb doesb deviateb howb theb viewsb ofb theb Americanb peopleb are.b Thereb areb
someb theb stronglyb haveb beliefsb onb howb countryb isb tob beb ranb andb othersb haveb otherb beliefsb asb
well.b Allb theb changesb theb votingb systemb hasb wentb throughb inb theb past,b neverb reallyb workedb tob
beginb withb sob basicallyb "Don'tb fixb whatb isn'tb broken!".b Theb "Founders"b originalb purposeb ofb
theb "Electoralb College"b wasb becauseb theyb feltb asb ifb theyb couldn'tb trustb peopleb tob makeb
electoralb decisionsb onb theirb own.b Theyb wantedb theb presidentb chosenb offb ofb whatb theyb thoughtb
wasb anb enlightenedb statesmen.b Whichb inb myb ownb opinion,b wasn'tb thatb badb ofb anb idea.b Backb
thenb I'mb sureb itb wasb ab lotb harderb tob trustb peopleb whob areb workingb withb anb election,b especiallyb
withoutb allb theb securityb web haveb nowb ab days.b Theb purposeb hasb changedb fromb backb thenb tob
nowb becauseb nowb web haveb theb electoralb collegeb inb placeb becauseb nowb wheneverb web areb
votingb asb U.Sb citizensb now,b theb numberb ofb electorsb thatb eachb stateb gets,b isb equalb tob theb
numberb ofb representativesb andb congress.b Forb example,b eachb stateb getsb tob voteb andb isb laterb
combinedb whichb determinesb theb outcome.b Alsob tob touchb backb onb theb firstb questions,b Africanb
Americansb wereb notb aloudb tob voteb backb then,b Caucasianb malesb wereb theb onlyb onesb whob hadb
theb upperb handb inb voicingb theirb opinion.b However,b thingsb haveb changedb drasticallyb andb nowb
theb Africanb Americanb cultureb isb nowb ableb tob vote,b alongb withb manyb otherb rightsb andb
privileges.
Ib mostb definitelyb believeb thatb theb Unitedb Statesb shouldb changeb theb twob partyb system,b
personallyb Ib don'tb agreeb withb howb thingsb areb beingb runb asb ofb today.b Thisb specificb systemb hasb
madeb itb tob whereb notb everybodyb canb haveb ab voice,b andb ifb theyb dob haveb ab voiceb theyb areb notb
heard.b Allb Ib hearb isb ourb governmentb talkingb aboutb howb peopleb matter,b andb theirb voiceb shouldb
beb heard,b also,b howb importantb theyb are.b Frankly,b Ib don'tb thinkb theyb careb aboutb anythingb otherb
thenb moneyb andb tryingb tob dictateb howb peopleb shouldb liveb theirb lives.b Theb founders'b originalb
purposeb forb theb Electoralb Collegeb wasb tob giveb allb theb states,b andb theb citizensb anb equalb sayb inb
theb nationsb mattersb regardlessb ofb stateb size.
Overtime,b theb Electoralb Collegeb hasb beenb changesb byb statutoryb amendments.b Itb hasb affectedb
timingb andb theb processb ofb choosingb ab presidentialb candidate,b butb itb didn'tb changeb theb
structureb orb outcomeb ofb theb Electoralb College.Ib believeb theb Unitedb Statesb shouldb NOTb
changeb theb 2b partyb politicalb system.b Ib feelb thatb ourb votingb systemb isb complicatedb enoughb andb
addingb anotherb orb severalb partiesb wouldb justb worsenb thingsb inb thatb matter.b Electionsb haveb
certainlyb changesb throughoutb theb yearsb andb theb parties,b ratherb thenb fadeb away,b theyb haveb
continuedb tob evolveb andb remainb criticalb tob theb functioningb Americanb Democracy.b Theb
originalb purposeb forb theb Electoralb Collegeb wasb tob giveb equalityb tob allb theb statesb andb itsb
citizen's.b Theyb reallyb didb notb trustb congressb andb wantedb tob haveb theb optionb tob voteb inb theb
president,b ratherb thanb oneb beingb chosenb forb them.b Whenb theb Electoralb Collegeb forb theb firstb
fourb electionsb theb candidateb withb theb mostb votesb wouldb win.b Inb 1796b theyb triedb tob dob
somethingb differentb andb electb ab presidentb andb viceb presidentb fromb oppositeb parties.b Thisb didb
notb gob overb tob wellb withb theb votersb whob wereb confused.b Inb 1800b thereb wasb ab tieb withb
Jeffersonb &b Burr.b Jeffersonb wasb chosenb butb becauseb ofb thisb outcomeb theb constitutionb wasb
changedb inb 1804.b Ourb twelfthb amendmentb wasb createdb whichb replacedb articleb II,b Sectionb 1,b
clauseb 3.b Ib dob notb thinkb thatb theyb shouldb changeb ourb twob partyb politicalb system.b Itb couldb
causeb moreb problemsb andb issuesb withb multipleb partiesb withb thereb ownb viewsb andb beliefs.b
Processesb wouldb takeb evenb longerb withb moreb partiesb tob countb andb tallyb upb theb votesb forb eachb
politicalb party.b Theb foundingb fathersb ofb thisb countryb createdb theb electoralb collegeb asb anb
alternativeb forb electingb theb presidentb ofb theb Unitedb Statesb insteadb ofb electingb theb presidentb byb
theb peopleb orb byb theb popularb vote,b orb havingb congressb pickb whob theyb thoughtb theb presidentb
shouldb be.b Theb roleb ofb theb electoralb collegeb hasb changedb fromb it'sb origin,b becauseb itsb purposeb
wasb tob haveb theb electorsb castb theb voteb forb whomeverb theb majorityb ofb theb votersb votedb for,b butb
insteadb web haveb rogueb electors,b whob insteadb hijackb theb presidency,b byb insteadb ofb castingb theb
voteb ofb theb people,b insteadb chooseb tob voteb forb whoeverb theyb thinkb isb bestb tob beb theb president,b
anb exampleb ofb thisb wasb whenb Donaldb Trumpb ranb againstb Hillaryb Clinton.b Hillaryb definitelyb
wonb theb popularb vote,b whichb meansb sheb shouldb haveb wonb theb electoralb collegeb butb rogueb
electorsb gaveb theb presidencyb tob Trump.b Ib thinkb thatb theb Unitedb Statesb shouldb considerb
changingb theb twob partyb politicalb systemb atb timesb because,b theyb areb atb armsb withb oneb another.b
Ifb theb mainb purposeb ofb theb partyb isb forb theb people,b whetherb it'sb keepingb theb wealthyb richb andb
wealthyb orb helpingb theb unwealthyb andb underprivilegedb obtainb more,b itb isn'tb working,b becauseb
theyb areb alwaysb fightingb tryingb tob gainb moreb powerb thanb theb otherb party.b Theb founders'b
originalb purposeb forb theb Electoralb Collegeb wasb tob preventb corruptionb betweenb theb executiveb
andb legislativeb branchesb butb theyb alsob didb trustb theb popularb voteb tob selectb theb President.b
Votersb justb didn'tb haveb theb knowledgeb orb resourcesb tob knowb theb candidatesb especiallyb inb
1800'sb whenb newsb andb informationb tookb sob longb tob getb around.b Ultimately,b theb founders'b
neverb intendedb theb electionsb tob beb decidedb byb theb peopleb orb theb electorsb butb byb theb Houseb ofb
Representatives.
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becauseb originallyb theb electoralb collegeb wasb tob beb electedb byb theb people.b Theb electorsb wouldb
thenb voteb forb theb Presidentb andb Viceb Presidentb theb wasb supposedb to.b Todayb web voteb basedb
onb partyb lines.b Anb exampleb wouldb beb inb 2000b whenb Alb Goreb andb Georgeb H.W.b Bushb wasb
runningb forb President.b Alb Goreb wasb theb currentb Viceb presidentb andb hadb wonb theb popularb
vote,b butb Bushb wonb theb electoralb votes.
Ib believeb theb Unitedb Statesb shouldb considerb changingb theb two-partyb politicalb systemb becauseb
theb 2b partiesb haveb becomeb whatb theyb wasb neverb intendedb tob be.b Theb linesb betweenb theb 2b
partiesb aren'tb cutb andb dry.b Manyb yearsb ago,b youb couldb beb ab conservativeb Democratb orb liberalb
Republican.b Nowb liberalb isb usedb tob defineb ab Democratb andb tob beb conservativeb youb mustb beb
Republican.b Ib believeb ifb web hadb otherb viewpointsb tob voteb forb outsideb ofb theb twob partyb systemb
thatb peopleb couldb haveb theb sameb fairb chanceb tob knowb theb candidateb thenb peopleb wouldb voteb
outsideb partyb linesb web areb usedb to.b Fromb theb beginningb untilb nowb thereb haveb beenb someb
massiveb changes,b oneb example,b inb theb beginning,b onlyb whiteb maleb landownersb wereb allowedb
tob vote,b Africanb Americansb andb womenb didb notb haveb theb right.b Todayb regardlessb ofb raceb orb
sexb ifb youb areb 18b yearsb oldb andb ab Unitedb Statesb citizenb youb haveb theb rightb tob vote.b Oneb
exampleb ofb changeb overb theb yearsb is,b votersb canb mailb inb theirb ballet,b whichb becameb effectiveb
inb theb yearb 2020.b Theb purposeb ofb theb Electoralb Collegeb (theb processb tob electb theb president)b
wasb establishedb tob beb ableb tob comeb tob anb agreementb forb theb presidentialb electionb byb popularb
voteb andb qualifiedb citizensb ,"Compromiseb betweenb theb electionb ofb theb Presidentb byb ab voteb inb
Congressb andb electionb ofb theb Presidentb byb ab popularb voteb ofb qualifiedb citizens"b section).b
Fromb whatb Ib haveb learnedb overb theb lastb fiveb weeksb neitherb theb Democraticb norb theb
Republicansb areb doingb ab respectableb jobb and,b inb theb future,b ab thirdb partyb mayb beb required.b Ib
amb notb sureb ifb theb informationb web getb todayb helpsb usb tob makeb ab betterb decisionb onb whob tob
voteb for.b Theb informationb web receiveb fromb newspaperb articles,b televisionb broadcastings,b andb
evenb rumoursb thatb web readb fromb socialb mediab canb getb confusing,b andb sometimesb web dob notb
knowb whatb theb truthb canb beb orb notb theb truth.b ourb votingb systemb isb sob difficultb rightb nowb
addingb onb anotherb partyb wouldb makeb itb worse,b but,b Ib canb seeb yourb pointb onb changingb theb twob
partyb system.b Itb doesb seemb tob beb itsb allb aboutb power,b andb itb hasb lostb theb valueb ofb beingb "forb
theb people".electorsb inb theb Electoralb Collegeb dob notb actb independently;b theyb simplyb voteb forb
theb candidateb thatb wonb inb theirb state.b Whenb thereb isb ab mismatchb betweenb theb popularb voteb
andb theb resultsb inb theb Electoralb College,b theb causeb isb distortionb inb theb process.
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addingb moreb partyb optionsb wouldb beb ab badb idea.b Ib thinkb thatb ourb overallb optionsb areb limitedb
withb lifetimeb politiciansb whob areb boughtb outb byb bigb businesses.b Especiallyb nowb Ib feelb likeb
Americab isb lookingb forb optionsb beyondb whatb web have.b Ib knowb wouldn'tb beb easyb forb someoneb
withb nob orb limitedb politicalb backgroundb tob startb outb butb withb theb mediab outletsb likeb
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beb seen.b Ourb governmentb isb likeb otherb thingsb inb life,b thereb isb alwaysb waysb tob improve.b Ourb
two-partyb governmentb can'tb workb togetherb asb itb isb rightb nowb andb hasn'tb forb yearsb butb can'tb
surviveb withoutb theb other.b Byb havingb anotherb party,b web couldb haveb moreb ideasb andb maybeb
evenb someoneb tob helpb theb otherb twob sideb workingb betterb together.b Yes,b theyb couldb workb
againstb butb thereb willb beb onb benefitsb tob doingb that.b Inb orderb forb themb tob evenb getb intob officeb
theyb willb needb tob winb votesb fromb bothb sides.b Unitedb Statesb shouldb notb changeb andb addb moreb
politicalb partyb intob theb system.b Ib hadb heardb ofb ab fewb ofb theb party'sb youb mentionedb before,b
andb someb Ib hadb not.b Ib thinkb theb twob partiesb areb fine.b Ifb theyb keepb addingb partiesb tob theb
system,b Ib thinkb itb willb justb getb outb ofb controlb andb causeb confusingb andb issues.b Ourb
governmentb isb likeb otherb thingsb inb life,b thereb isb alwaysb waysb tob improve.b Ourb two-partyb
governmentb can'tb workb togetherb asb itb isb rightb nowb andb hasn'tb forb yearsb butb can'tb surviveb
withoutb theb other.b Byb havingb anotherb party,b web couldb haveb moreb ideasb andb maybeb evenb
someoneb tob helpb theb otherb twob sideb workingb betterb together.b Yes,b theyb couldb workb againstb
butb thereb willb beb onb benefitsb tob doingb that.b Inb orderb forb themb tob evenb getb intob officeb theyb willb
needb tob winb votesb fromb bothb sides.Unitedb Statesb shouldb notb changeb andb addb moreb politicalb
partyb intob theb system.b Ib hadb heardb ofb ab fewb ofb theb party'sb youb mentionedb before,b andb someb Ib
hadb not.b Ib thinkb theb twob party’sb areb fine.b Ifb theyb keepb addingb party'sb tob theb systemb Ib thinkb itb
willb justb getb outb ofb controlb andb causeb confusingb andb issues.
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