For 228 years, the Electoral College has been the interface between the soverign states and the federal government that unifies our nation.  On December 19th, the electors of the Electoral College will cast their ballots for a new president to lead the Executive branch of government. Some say that the Electoral College is outdated, redundant, or that the electors should vote for whom they want and not who the populace voted for.

The College serves several purposes.  The main one is, as mentioned above, to interface the will of the states to the federal government.  Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution perfectly defines the procedure for Congress to recognize the will of the states in selecting a president.  Congress itself is divided into two bodies, but both treat each state as a unit.  One body gives equal representation to all states no matter their area or population, and the other body gives proportional representation to that state's total population.  The Electoral College will have a number of electors for each state which is the sum total of the number of Congressmen for that state.  This means each state gets a minimum of three electors, and may have more if its population warrants it.

The second purpose of the College is to ensure that the President of the United States represents each state and each citizen fairly.  Were the College to be abolished, then the will of the largest states would directly elect the President, and even a quorum of smaller states would have no sway.

The third purpose of the College is to inhibit mob rule.  This faucet ties into the point just prior, but it must be noted that the creators of the Constitution specifically avoided all mention and indoctrination of pure democracy.  The majority does not always know best, or act in a manner best for all of one, united nation.  The College and the count of electors is already partially weighted based on population.  But it still leaves room for smaller states to overrule the will of one or a few larger states.  That is what happened during the most-recent election.  That is the way our system has worked—successfully—for 228 years.  And that is the way it should remain.

SIGN THIS PETITION to keep our union more perfect by preserving our Electoral College system.  SIGN THIS PETITION to demonstrate that rule by mob and riot is not acceptable.  SIGN THIS PETITION to send a message that emotional and physical threat and intimidation of electors is not to be tolerated.