It seems that as more and more time goes by, my appreciation for the ingeniousness of our Founding Fathers elevates.
I write this before knowing the outcome of the election. I sit behind a “veil of ignorance,” with no advance knowledge of who will win the popular vote and who will win in the Electoral College.
We have a growing movement to replace the Electoral College with a winner-take-all National Popular Vote. This is advocated by some influential voices on both sides of the political spectrum.
But there are so many reasons why the unique system of voting for president is so vitally important to our republic. And we are, thankfully, a republic — not a majority/mob-rule “democracy.”
So here’s a quick civics lesson on the wisdom of the Electoral College.
First and foremost: We are a…
