Every presidential election in america someone asks the same question; why do we have the "electoral college?", what purpose does it serve? The answer, of course, has always been the same, from the day the constitution was ratified on september 17, 1787, to the present day.
The purpsose of the electoral is to keep power away from the people, the masses, the unruly, uneducated mob, and to keep it in the hands of the aristocratic elite. That is the purpose for which it was established, and that is the purpose it serves today, though it neednt; we have invented much more effective means of oppressing the people.
From the beginning the purpose of government in the united has been to create a natural aristorracy by putting power in the hands of people with money. Possession of land and money prove intelligence and ability, and create a stake in society, and therefore that is where power belongs, naturally.
The founding fathers feared democracy more than anything, because crazy political ideas and candidates were capable of spreading in popularity among the uneducated masses. Therefore they installed various representative devices, like the ecectoral college, in which electors chosen by the legislatures are elected by people believing they are voting for a president, then those electors vote for the president. They (the electors) do not necessarily have to follow the people's vote.
On several occasions the will of the people was blatantly disregarded with regard to choosing a president, notably in 1824, 1876, 1888, and most recently, latest but not not least, 2000, when the supreme court, voting strictly along party lines, chose bush over gore by a five to four vote.
The time has most likely come to abolish the electoral college, and possibly ordain and establish a new updated federal constition without it. While we're at it, eliminate the prohibition and repeal of prohibition amendments; they are redundant, and only make us look silly anyway.
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