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Plan would sidestep Electoral College
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If John R. Koza gets his way, American voters will never again have to wonder about the workings of the Electoral College and why it decides who sits in the White House. Koza is behind a push to have states circumvent the odd political math of the Electoral College and ensure that the presidency always goes to the winner of the popular vote. (St. Petersburg Times [1], Monday)
Just what we need: less republic, more democracy.
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Keep the Electoral College [2] by Lawrence W. Reed
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[1] St. Petersburg Times: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GOODBYE_ELECTORAL_COLLEGE?SITE=FLPETamp;SECTION=HOMEamp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
[2] Keep the Electoral College: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=2857
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