Monday, December 15, 2008

Obama Wins!

What's that you say? Old news? No sir. In fact, Barack Obama was officially selected by the Electoral College today.

This archaic institution is the only method by which we select our president. On a related note, why electoral college? Well, the truth is that our founding fathers didn't trust the population as much as third grade civics would have you believe. They wanted a level of elite control to avoid the hoi polli from getting too much influence. Keep in mind that Senators were originally selected by state legislators, not voters.

It'd be nice to see this outdated mechanism relegated to the dustbin of history. The best way to do so is probably the National Popular Vote movement. More here.

Anyway, congrats to President Elect Obama.

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