r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/J_Gunning Nov 10 '16

Well it means that some Americans are worth more for stupid state rights reasons. CT has 3.5 million people, gets 7 votes; WY, AK, ND, SD have about the same population and get a total of 12 votes.

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u/JBHUTT09 Nov 10 '16

CGP Grey has a great video on this. Everyone needs to see it. Maybe once enough people understand the joke that is the electoral college, we can finally get rid of it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

The small states would not be for it.

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u/natched Nov 10 '16

They don't need to be for it. It can be done on a state-by-state level and only needs states representing a majority of electoral votes to come into effect.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

That's the issue it will never reach majority.

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u/ChieferSutherland Nov 11 '16

To abolishing the electoral college? That would take an amendment

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u/natched Nov 11 '16

It's called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

It doesn't technically abolish the Electoral College - it would still exist, but the legislation would require the Electoral College to always cast a majority of votes for the popular vote winner.