Argumentative Essay: Fair Voting In The United States

It is deeply troubling when the winner is the loser and the loser is the winner. A woman acclaimed by many and certain of victory finds herself stunned and defeated. A man hated by many and suspecting failure finds himself triumphant and prepares to become the leader of the free world. The problem with this system of “democracy” is that it really is not a democracy. Instead, people vote for other people who then vote for someone else who becomes their ruler. This system seems incredibly dependent of where one resides, for the most “electoral” votes are awarded to the states with the densest populations. Even more strangely, these “votes” may potentially be equally divided, and thus still another group of people that were voted for then make

There are so many empty glorious prairies and lovely unsettled lakes and majestic mountains that are quietly waiting for streams of people to make them home. At the same time, millions of people lead squalled and squished existences, looking out of their filthy windows to see another pitiful person looking back at them. They need room to breathe and the wide open spaces beckon.

It would make perfect sense then, to alleviate both of these unfortunate situations simultaneously. The states with the fewest inhabitants shall henceforth receive the greatest number of “electoral” votes. In addition, all of the lands of the nation that are currently deprived of such votes shall share a single representative, bringing the total number of electors to 539, thus eliminating all possibility of a tie

States with a great number of inhabitants would be encouraged to provide tax rebates to those that choose to move to another state, creating an incentive for them to make their voice heard. Similarly, states with limited populations would also be encouraged to provide tax rebates to those that stay out of their state, allowing for them to retain their substantial volume of electoral votes. Politicians would once again be obliged to campaign in every state again, not having the knowledge of who would live where from one election to another. Thus, returning actual power to the people. This would create crucial competition between the two and could lead to a new civil war between the new big and small states. However, I have some confidence that the states would have the ability to manage themselves as to not recreate the unfortunate history of our