To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Abolish the Electoral College and remove it from the political process. It has outlived it's purp...
The Electoral College served a good and noble purpose in the Democratic process for a long time. However, it has long outlived that purpose and has been used to twist and manipulate the Democratic process through gerrymandering and other machinations to circumvent the will of the People's majority. The Electoral College has been obsolete since the dawn of the Electronic Age. A far more efficient, and accurate system reflecting the will of the majority in all elections can be easily implemented with modern technology and the tried & true ballot system. "Districts" for electing Representatives and Senators can easily be set by town/city/county/state lines rather than the convoluted maps gerrymandered in favor of the wealthy and/or powerful who care little or not at all for the majority.
Why is this important?
Too many times in recent history has the Electoral College overridden the popular vote in elections, thus defying the will of the people! It may have served an important function in the election process in the past, but it is now an obsolete dinosaur being twisted and used by political parties (particularly the far Right!) to circumvent the will of the peoples majority. My 14 y/o son noticed this during the recent Congressional elections, and asked me "why bother voting?" I believe this is a large part of why many people do not vote. This must stop.