| Please put aside all bias in order to appreciate | | | | President, the House of Representatives shall |
| these findings as research potentially valuable to | | | | choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in |
| any political agenda. | | | | choosing the President, the votes shall be taken |
| The only "absolute" required is to understand and | | | | by states, the representation from each state |
| believe the founding fathers intended the | | | | having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall |
| Constitution of the United States of America to | | | | consist of a member or members from |
| be the "supreme law of the land." | | | | two-thirds of the states and a majority of all the |
| - The Electors | | | | states shall be necessary to a choice....." |
| Immediately there is a major contradiction | | | | As of June 15, 2008 only ELEVEN States are |
| between the Constitutional directives as to how | | | | needed to win the Presidency. If we, the voters |
| Electors are chosen, but more importantly the | | | | took a more active role in what our elected |
| function each performs. | | | | officials are doing on both the state and federal |
| Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 2 | | | | level the end of multi-billion dollar campaigns and |
| "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the | | | | the "winner take all" system would be over. |
| Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of | | | | - Here Is Why |
| Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators | | | | Again, the search seems to substantiate our |
| and Representatives to which the State may be | | | | Primary Election is when we elect our local State |
| entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or | | | | Legislature and Congressional Representatives. An |
| Representative, or Person holding an Office of | | | | entire article waits explaining why the Senate was |
| Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be | | | | never intended to be elected by the people at |
| appointed an Elector." | | | | large. Today those reasons are more significant |
| [Article. XII.] [Proposed 1803; Ratified 1804] | | | | than ever. Now is the time to become more |
| "The Electors shall meet in their respective states, | | | | political active. |
| and vote by ballot for President and | | | | The Constitution says our State Legislature |
| Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be | | | | appoints our Electors. Here to fore we have only |
| an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; | | | | one choice for the Presidential Candidate, and |
| they shall name in their ballots the person voted | | | | maybe he/she wasn't our first choice. The party |
| for as President, and in distinct ballots the person | | | | mostly votes in favor of that choice out of |
| voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make | | | | tradition. |
| distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, | | | | - We Have the Power |
| and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, | | | | "We" have some influence with our State |
| and of the number of votes for each, which lists | | | | Legislatures. When the majority of the |
| they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to | | | | constituency informs its local representative of |
| the seat of the government of the United States, | | | | their concerns 'our' voice will be heard. At least |
| directed to the President of the Senate; - The | | | | we have an opportunity to add our candidates |
| President of the Senate shall, in the presence of | | | | name to those being considered by our state |
| the Senate and House of Representatives, open | | | | legislature. |
| all the certificates and the votes shall then be | | | | This way our Electors go to Washington with |
| counted; - The person having the greatest | | | | votes for two or more candidates for each |
| number of votes for President, shall be the | | | | office. It certainly seems reasonable other States |
| President, if such number be a majority of the | | | | would have multiple candidates among their votes. |
| whole number of Electors appointed; and if no | | | | A more qualified, but under funded candidate could |
| person have such majority, then from the | | | | very deservingly win the election |
| persons having the highest numbers not | | | | I want my vote to count as much as anyone |
| exceeding three on the list of those voted for as | | | | else, all we have to do is vote constitutionally. |