Over the past few years I have become more aware of the fact that the whole election process in the United States is in need of serious reform. I have been supportive of efforts to make Election Day a National Holiday because I think everyone should be given time off to vote! It’s our Constitutional right to choose who we want representing us, especially in Presidential Elections. Many people say that voting for President is the most personal vote you'll ever cast, and I totally agree. So how is it that in a great nation such as ours, millions are disenfranchised in the nominating process, and as we witnessed in 2000, we can elect a President who was not chosen by the majority of Americans. Whether you're a Democrat, Republican or neither, the fact that a President can be elected without winning the majority of the votes of the American people seems undemocratic and at the very least unfair. That is why I feel we should abolish the Electoral College, and support direct election of the President. Some say that if something isn't broken, you shouldn't fix it. The current Presidential Nominating system is broken, and time to fix it is now. Read More »
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