Originally Posted by benjamin

"[Author George C. Edwards's] greatest objection to the Electoral College is that it violates the principle of political equality. His case is compelling: Since the electoral votes of each state equal the number of Congressmen and Senators from that state, small states have a much larger percentage of the electoral vote than larger states. Nor does every ballot carry the same weight. In 2003, one electoral vote in Wyoming corresponded to 167,081 persons, and to 645,172 folks in California."

Thats smrt.


(Quote taken from http://www.nyobserver.com/pages/story.asp?ID=9551)