- Signatures: 272
- Goal: 8,000
- Deadline: 1-28-2005
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Though Americans feel that they are actually "voting" for the president of the United States every 4 years, they really aren't. The Electoral College virtually chooses the president, making the purpose of people voting basically piontless.
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | City | State | Do you feel that the Electoral College is taking away our right to vote? | Would you be more likely to vote if the pres. was chosen by popular vote? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | 5:49 pm PST, Jan 27 | Anonymous | springfield | Oregon | |||
| 271 | 11:55 pm PST, Dec 20 | Mr. | Jacob Green | Batesville | Arkansas | Yes! This establishment is formed by Democrats, including Barack Obama (Osama Obama), and it's purpose was to destroy the American way of life and create the U.S.S.A. (United Socialist States of America). The two heroic witnesses to this situation are by the names Paul Schlesselman and Daniel Cowart. | Yes! Electoral votes mean nothing since Satan made them obstacles toward Christians and Jews in voting locations. Following Jesus Christ to reach the Lord will help you succeed in your voting process to make your voice heard everywhere. |
| 270 | 9:43 am PST, Nov 20 | Ms. | Carol Cress | islip | New York | Yes. | Yes and many others as well. |
| 269 | 1:44 pm PST, Nov 8 | Ms. | Krystal Skopinski | comanche | Oklahoma | yes | absolutely |
| 268 | 1:16 pm PST, Nov 5 | Carol Draime | Grand Bay | Alabama | YES | YES | |
| 267 | 7:27 pm PST, Nov 4 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Ashfield | Massachusetts | Yes, as a registered voter in Massachusetts, I feel no matter what my vote, the result will be a win for Democrats. I feel if our elections were based on the popular vote, my vote might actually count. If the electoral college were able to be split up per state, example, 60% of the popular vote would get 60% of the electoral college. | I will vote regardless. |
| 266 | 5:35 pm PST, Nov 4 | Mark Peltan | Clinton Twp | Michigan | My perfect example of the Electoral College taking away my vote would be the last 2 Presidential Elections. My friends in Ohio voted for the Democratic candidate, and the Electoral College voted for the Republican Candidate thus negating their vote and making them feel as if their vote didn't count for anything. If all states elected to institute the structured votes that Colorado has instated in which the Electoral votes must be divided among the candidates to shadow the popular vote, then I might agree with keeping this antiquated system. The other major problem is that the Electoral College doesn't have to even follow the popular vote of the state if they so choose. | I think the nation as a whole would be more likely to vote if the popular vote was the deciding factor. | |
| 265 | 9:27 am PST, Nov 4 | Mr. | Vincent Falcone | Audubon | Pennsylvania | ||
| 264 | 9:49 am PDT, Oct 31 | Gloria Koellhoffer | Bradenton | Florida | The electoral college is unfair in that it gives me only 85% of a whole vote. The people should be electing the president in this democratic form of government. | I always vote, but it would be better if I knew that my vote really counted toward electing the president rather than just winning my state. | |
| 263 | 5:23 pm PDT, Oct 30 | Laura Ellis | League Ciity | Texas | yes | I still vote. | |
| 262 | 11:40 am PDT, Oct 30 | Anonymous | Roxbury | New York | Yes | I will vote either way, I will feel better about my vote if it counted. | |
| 261 | 11:16 am PDT, Oct 30 | Anonymous | Steamboat Springs | Colorado | YES!!! | I vote now because it is my right even though it basically means nothing. | |
| 260 | 11:10 am PDT, Oct 30 | Mr. | Michael Coffey | kemah | Texas | Yes | Yes |
| 259 | 2:35 pm PDT, Oct 29 | Anonymous | Damascus | Oregon | YES!!! | I will vote regardless however, it would be a more fair vote if it were by popular vote! | |
| 258 | 1:01 pm PDT, Oct 29 | Mr. | Adam Harrison | East Rockaway | New York | Yes | Yes |
| 257 | 3:37 pm PDT, Oct 28 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Parker | Colorado | YES!!!! | Yes!!!! |
| 256 | 1:16 pm PDT, Oct 28 | Ms. | Anonymous | sylmar | California | yes. i find it incredible that i had to deal with another 4 years of bush when gore had the majority vote. | yes |
| 255 | 1:12 pm PDT, Oct 28 | Mrs. | Dara Fultz | Friendswood | Texas | YES! | YES! |
| 254 | 1:10 pm PDT, Oct 28 | Ms. | Lana Fears | Rancho Mirage | California | Yes | Yes |
| 253 | 11:24 am PDT, Oct 28 | Ms. | Candace L. Coffey | Kemah | Texas | I am an independent and live in a Republican state. My vote does not count. | Yes |
| 252 | 9:21 am PDT, Oct 28 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Peralta | New Mexico | Yes! | Yes! |
| 251 | 8:20 pm PDT, Oct 23 | Eleanor Wallace | Wheeling | West Virginia | Yes. I believe that people are more informed about the issues today and when they vote they do make informed decisions. | I vote anyway. But I have the feeling that my vote doesn't really count. That it is an exercise in futility. | |
| 250 | 2:28 pm PDT, Oct 12 | Jose Pineda | Aurora | Illinois | Yes, the electoral college does not represent the vote of the people. The system is outdated. | Yes. That's the principal of a free democracy. | |
| 249 | 11:51 am PDT, Oct 10 | Kelly Mytinger | Algonac | Michigan | |||
| 248 | 11:34 am PDT, Oct 10 | Stefania Johns | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Yes! The electoral college is no longer needed. It was originally created to insure that uneducated, secluded farmers couldn't arbitrarily pick someone for president. Today, everyone who votes can be easily educated about both the candidates and the issues. | Yes, though I will vote in the upcoming election as well. | |
| 247 | 8:59 am PDT, Oct 10 | Mr. | Kevin Obomanu | Chicago | Illinois | YES! | YES!!! |
| 246 | 1:29 pm PDT, Oct 3 | Mrs. | Sarah Bennett | Nacogdoches | Texas | Yes, as it has effected many elections. If popular vote actually counted we wouldn't have had President Bush. | I would be much more interested in voting and keeping up with the issues if the elections were done by popular vote. |
| 245 | 9:02 am PDT, Sep 30 | Mr. | Tyrone Brummeyer | Neenah | Wisconsin | ||
| 244 | 9:19 am PDT, Sep 24 | Mr. | John Kendall | Corpus Christi | Texas | Yes I do! We are the only country in the world that uses such an archaic system. If this country is ever going to develop a viable third party to eliminate the gridlock in congress the electoral college has to be eliminated. | Yes |
| 243 | 1:42 am PDT, Sep 24 | Ms. | Anonymous | Lakewood | Colorado | Absolutely!!!! | Yes!!! |
| 242 | 4:37 pm PDT, Sep 15 | Mrs. | Heather Parr | Murphysboro | Illinois | YES!!! It is about time we get rid of the antiquated college. I vote in EVERY election but the presidential. The government doesn't seem to trust us enough to count our votes!! That's how they can call an election when not all of the states have finished voting. It is a scam! | YES!!! |
| 241 | 12:07 pm PDT, Aug 14 | Sarah Meek | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Yes I do, why do we bother to vote if it is going to be overturned or recounted by them | Yes I would | |
| 240 | 5:24 am PDT, Jun 20 | Ms. | Linda Dutton | Apache Junction | Arizona | ||
| 239 | 9:46 am PDT, Jun 1 | katrina blackwood | gulfport | Mississippi | yes, we are becoming a passive nation and the popular vote is needed. we should do away with the electorial votes . | yes | |
| 238 | 3:16 pm PDT, Apr 2 | Shiu M. Hung | Menlo Park | California | Most definately. We have a two party duopoly which locks out third and independent candidates. We need to do away with the electoral college, and the Commission on Presidential debates- a private corporation (for the Repubs and Dems(, that replaced The League of Women Voters. We need election reform, ballot access for all candidates, and campaign finance reform. The leading presidential candidates, Obama, Clinton and McCain do not represent the vast majority of people in the US, as they are all to comfy with big business- such as insurance, pharmaceutical, real estate, banking, and nuclear and oil industries. Check out the Center for Public Integrity and White House for Sale for up to date information regarding campaign contributions. | Of course. The corporate Democrats & Republicans, and their masters are quite content to keep things just as they are. Consider the fact that the majority of physicians, nurses, and people in the US want and need a Single Payer Health Care Plan-Medicare for All, yet none of the leading presidential candidates have the courage or integrity to take on the insurance/pharmaceutical industries. This is a case in which the US government- not the people- ought to be mandated to provide comprehensive health care for all. | |
| 237 | 11:53 am PST, Mar 5 | Joseph Peek | Orange City | Florida | |||
| 236 | 6:24 am PST, Feb 20 | Dr. | Reds redson | Stillwater | Minnesota | Yes I do It goes against popular sovereignty | Yes |
| 235 | 2:10 pm PST, Jan 26 | Mr. | Don Gillson | Saint Paul | Minnesota | YES! | YES! |
| 234 | 10:00 am PST, Jan 25 | sean cohea | Fresno | California | Yes, it makes our vote feel less important. | Yes, of course! | |
| 233 | 5:30 pm PST, Jan 23 | Anonymous | casselberry | Florida | |||
| 232 | 11:57 am PST, Jan 22 | Anonymous | Las Cruces | New Mexico | |||
| 231 | 12:45 am PST, Jan 22 | Mr. | Jacob Peck | Las Vegas | Nevada | ABSOLUTELY! | ABSOLUTELY! |
| 230 | 10:51 pm PST, Jan 21 | robert rose | phoenix | Arizona | yes | yes | |
| 229 | 8:57 pm PST, Jan 21 | Mrs. | Amber Bauske | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | It is the way the power to elect, is transfered from the people to the establishment. | |
| 228 | 6:03 pm PST, Jan 21 | Rachel Tompkins | Henderson | Nevada | Absolutely! | Most definately! | |
| 227 | 5:53 pm PST, Jan 21 | Ms. | Berry Bartolillo | Pahrump | Nevada | It aways has. This has been a long time coming. NO MORE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!!!!!!!! | yes, and he would be more likely to win. |
| 226 | 1:48 pm PST, Jan 21 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Fort Fmith | Arkansas | yes they are | yes I would |
| 225 | 12:57 pm PST, Jan 21 | Mr. | Steve henderson | bedford | Indiana | the us gov is a bunch of crooked lying douch bags no one in america has a choice on who we get the 08 election has allready been decided | as long as we are using touch screens and the diebold company i will never vote the machines are rigged and it has been proven and to fix it? they change the company name to "premier Election" genius |
| 224 | 7:52 am PST, Jan 21 | wildflower joyce barnes | greenville | North Carolina | yes | yes | |
| 223 | 11:12 pm PST, Jan 20 | Anonymous | Santa Fe | New Mexico | Yes | Yes | |
| 222 | 8:42 pm PST, Jan 20 | Vicki Meyers | Moses Lake | Washington | YES, I DO FEEL OUR VOTE IS TAKEN AWAY AND IT HAS BEEN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. OUR GOVERNMENT HAS REACHED THE STAGE WHERE MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND THE WEALTHY ARE THE ONES RUNNING OUR COUNTRY - THE COMMON MAN IS RAPIDLY LOSING HIS RIGHT TO DETERMINE OUR NATION'S LAWS!! | YES!!!!!!!!!! | |
| 221 | 7:31 pm PST, Jan 20 | Mr. | john longbow Filanowski | albuquerque | New Mexico | Yes There is Really not "one person one Vote" | Yes |
| 220 | 7:16 pm PST, Jan 6 | Julia Ross | Shelbyville | Kentucky | Yes, as recent election results have proven. | I will always vote whether the electoral college exists or not. | |
| 219 | 12:27 pm PST, Jan 4 | Sybil Riley | Louisville | Kentucky | Yes, I feel it has a great impact upon the weight my vote holds. | I feel strongly about my right to vote so this wouldn't change the fact that I vote during every election. | |
| 218 | 12:10 pm PST, Jan 4 | Cathy Blanton | Jeffersonville | Indiana | yes | yes-always have but ever since the Bush fiasco they indentured us too I think these people are the ones uneducated or uninformed enough to vote for themselves, let alone ME. | |
| 217 | 8:22 pm PST, Jan 3 | Ms. | Jennifer Harwell | Columbia | Tennessee | ABSOLUTELY!! I cannot even fathom why this system is still in place. It was established in a time before the existence of telephones or fax machines, not to mention computers, and mail of any form was transmitted via the Pony Express! In that era, it made sense because it was a reasonable (if not excessively convoluted) effort to insure reasonable representation of citizens who could not be there "in person" to vote. It has ABSOLUTELY NO REMOTE RELEVANCE in today's society when people can vote at local polling booths, and it's reasonable to expect that individual voting via personal computers (with use of an established encryption standard). I would love to hear one single, moderately educated, logical person try to defend continuation of the electoral college system as currently used. | YOU BETCHA, WITH A BIG FAT BOW ON TOP! |
| 216 | 5:52 pm PST, Dec 30 | brian nolan | SPOKANE | Washington | yes, I believe that it is a big scam set up by old rich, white males. | yes, basicaly the president is not chosen by the people. We are not free and I do not feel that my vote counts. | |
| 215 | 6:50 pm PST, Dec 13 | Kelly Wyman | Kansas City | Missouri | YES!!! | I'll vote regardless, but I think other people might step up then. | |
| 214 | 5:35 pm PST, Nov 23 | Mugg Muggles | Berkeley | California | Actually I feel that electronic voting is the death knell for our great republic. | Probably.But without a paper trail we are all screwed. | |
| 213 | 4:11 pm PST, Nov 23 | H REIS | Wendell | North Carolina | YES, COUNT EACH VOTE | YES | |
| 212 | 10:38 am PST, Nov 23 | Ms. | Janet Daley | Berlin | New Hampshire | I always felt this was not right, isn't it "By the People For the People"? maybe this is why so many don't vote because"why bother the college picks the winner why does my vote make a difference?" | yes |
| 211 | 10:51 am PST, Nov 18 | Mr. | Anonymous | Fremont | California | Yes. The reason is that unless you live in a swing state, your vote doesn't count. Why do you think so many people aren't voting? | Yes! |
| 210 | 12:29 pm PST, Nov 16 | Ms. | Grayson Porter | Ft Myers | Florida | We do not live in a democracy as long as the Electoral College exists. | Absolutely. |
| 209 | 7:29 am PDT, Oct 4 | Rene Siracusa | Brookeland | Texas | I keep trying to tell my retard republican relatives that our votes don't mean sh*t, but that's like talking to a brick wall. I do NOT trust a bunch of rich old men to make up my mind for me. I have the right to vote and I want my vote to count, dammit!!! | Um, duh, of course. | |
| 208 | 10:36 am PDT, Sep 7 | Mr. | Forrest Chamberlain | Buffalo Grove | Illinois | Yes I do. I think that the USA should have pure democracy. Rule by popular opinion. Us actually CHOOSING the leaders that we really want, instead of a few chosen people who can be easily swayed by money and promises of future decisions, would be much more effective, and give people a whole new reason to vote. | Onnce I'm old enough, of course. |
| 207 | 7:25 am PDT, Aug 27 | Mr. | William Verner | Rockwall | Texas | One person one vote. It's that simple. | |
| 206 | 7:52 pm PDT, Aug 26 | Mrs. | Michelle Verner | Rockwall | Texas | Absolutely, the Electoral College is taking away our right to vote. The 2000 and 2004 elections were perfect examples of how little individual votes count, as a result of the Electoral vote. | I would be extremely more likely to vote if the President were chosen by popular vote. |
| 205 | 8:13 pm PDT, Jul 15 | Robert Moleski | Brownstown | Michigan | |||
| 204 | 8:03 am PDT, Jun 6 | Mr. | Anonymous | Indianapolis | Indiana | I don't even bother to vote because I know that the Electoral College decides the election. So, yes, it not only takes away my right to vote it compels me to NOT vote because it is pointless. | Yes. In fact, it is the ONLY way I would ever vote again. |
| 203 | 11:28 pm PDT, May 1 | Jeff MacDonald | Seattle | Washington | |||
| 202 | 8:25 am PDT, Apr 25 | Taylor Jadin | Kewaunee, WI | Wisconsin | |||
| 201 | 5:36 pm PDT, Apr 24 | LECI SMITH | TOOMSUBA | Mississippi | BECAUSE OUR VOTE DOES NOT MATTER WHEN AS LONG AS THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS IN PLACE! | YES! |
ELIMINATE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When the United States was formed over 225 years ago, the government didn't think that the citizens were actually smart enough to vote. So the Electoral College was formed, which consisted of the actual people who chose the president. This leads to things like what happend in the 2000 presidential election, where though Al Gore won the popular vote, George Bush won through the electoral college. By this day in age, I think I speak for most people that we are now smart enough to know who would be the best choice for president. This is a perfect example of how we don't have as many "freedoms" as we think we have. Our voting system should undoubtedly be changed to the people of this nation directly voting for their leader. If you sign this petition, we may be able to speak out about how the Electoral College has lost its usefulness that it once (supposedly) had back in the 18th century.
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