Rethinking voter qualifications

摘要

The passions of the past presidential election are well be-hind us, so this would be a good time to reflect on the way we elect presidents, how we pay taxes, and who should be allowed to vote. The Electoral College. Presidential elections are going to be scary events for both political parties as long as the outcome is determined by the Electoral College. It isn't just the all-or-nothing disposition of electoral votes that is wrong. Another problem is that votes in various states count a different amount toward each electoral vote. The allocation of electoral votes for each state is determined by population as counted by the U.S. census. The census counts every dog and cat in the pound, so to speak. It doesn't just count registered voters. It doesn't count just U.S. citizens. It counts everybody. That big net scoops up adults, children, the demented, resident aliens, and illegal aliens. Every boatload of Haitians arriving in Florida makes that state more influential in the electoral college.