An idea Jamie Raskin brought to the Jan. 6 committee table could prevent a constitutional crisis. It didn't make the final report.
or “send it back to the states.”) But it still relies on the constitutional relic that is the Electoral College as an intermediary step in choosing the president and the vice president. Raskin argued that, instead, the U.S. “should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, representatives, everybody else: Whoever gets the most votes wins.”
Those nooks and crannies Raskin mentioned become apparent when you look at the original arguments in favor of the Electoral College. The system thatwas truly independent, with a new set of wise men selected in each state every four years and tasked with choosing the best man to become chief executive. Then, its work done, the college would dissolve, its members unable to be bribed or corrupted before the next election.
Today, voters may think they’re casting their votes directly for presidential candidates, but they’re
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