| I'm not sure why this is rattling in my mind at this minute, but it is, so here's a post about it. I obviously have not fleshed it out, but here's what I think re: the upcoming voting process, and hopefully completely bug-free by the presidential election. So many states have gone "computer" v. ballots - erroneously to avoid the "chad" situation. Inherent in the system, I don't feel it's much good -- where's the ol' "paper trail" . Personally, I am of a believe that the old fashioned paper ballots [and I don't mean cards read by computers via chads and /or #2 pencils] would be the least vulnerable process, especially if they were mail in, and with a personal signature as part of the ID. But, since that isn't what the future holds, here's my proposal. Remove the electoral college for once and for all. This is an era where most everyone is computer savvy, and surely every town has access to a computer in the library or town hall or school -- but, if not, there is always laptops ready to come to those town sand voters. We got the technology folx. Heck, look at google-map - you can even monitor the people voting . Therefore, IMNSHO, it's absolutely time for the POPULAR vote to be counted , truly letting the people elect whomever they want. Software isn't that hard to build to make it hacker-safe, and the speed with which the data can be analyzed, well, it's can be counted more quickly than the exit polls reported on air. It also would be goodness to offer a more level playing field, where the 4 hour difference is not an issue re: closing the balloting. And how about we keep it on the QT, make the reporters hold off their straw poll until later, when the balloting is completed. That way people won't be influenced to vote a certain way because of what they have heard about how it's going already. There are still a lot of people out there who would prefer to be "part of the 'in' crowd" than have their own view count. It seems ludicrous, but it's an odd truth about our latent sheepyness "Baaaaah". So let's nuke the electoral college. It's purpose as a "leveler" is extinct, dated, a dinosaur -- Instead, let each person's voice have a meaning; to be counted literally, not "rounded up" as we have done prior to now. Just my .02 fer free.
FIAT!
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