Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    The Evolution and Destruction of the Original Electoral College: New Edition
    Unavailable
    The Evolution and Destruction of the Original Electoral College: New Edition
    Unavailable
    The Evolution and Destruction of the Original Electoral College: New Edition
    Ebook171 pages1 hour

    The Evolution and Destruction of the Original Electoral College: New Edition

    By Gary and Carolyn Alder

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    "When all else fails—follow the instructions." We believe this holds true with the principles of freedom outlined in the Constitution of the United States. In the end analysis, it is the structure of government that protects freedom.

    This book focuses on the original structure of the system designed to consistently produce high quality presidents and specifically the institution at its foundation—the original Electoral College. After explaining in detail how the original system was designed to work, we show how the original intent of the Framers was ignored and discarded.

    A unique feature of this book is its strict reliance on the specific words of the original Constitution to demonstrate the Framers' intent in selecting a President for the United States.

    Over the years we have allowed precedent to supplant precept. To understand the original intent of the Framers, and the specifications of the Constitution, it is necessary to block out all preconceived notions based on current practices.

    This book challenges the premise that the Electors were meant to be the final step in the election process. Our claim is that the Constitution designated the Electors as the beginning of the selection process.

    This book analyses:
    a) The ingenious design of the original Electoral College System;
    b) How manipulation and cabal, allowed political parties to subvert the original system; and
    c) How today’s version of the Electoral College perverts the Electors’ constitutionally assigned task.

    a) The secret to understanding the original system is that the Electors were to nominate presidential candidates not elect the President. They were to identify statesmen who had proven themselves through service and dedication to their communities, states, and country. Imagine a system where wise individuals are seeking qualified people of integrity to nominate for President, where there is no personal aggrandizing, no campaigning, no campaign promises and no campaign financing.

    b) Manipulation and cabal, allowed political parties to subvert the original system. First the original intent of the system was ignored. The Constitution was hastily amended to support the way the system was being manipulated. Making what appeared to be minor changes in the Constitution opened the door to further evolution, destroying the structure.

    c) Today the Electoral College bears only a superficial resemblance to what the Framers designed—the Electors meet only to rubber-stamp what everybody already knows—who won the election. The original Electoral College system was based on the independence and agency of the Electors. Today most States have statutes forbidding electors to vote their conscience. There is even a movement dedicated to making the electoral votes in states that join the compact match the winner of the national popular vote.

    We believe that as the people of the United States become aware of the intelligent design, purpose and benefits of the original Electoral College system, they will rush to restore it.

    When people ask us “How could this country create a system which would consistently produce high quality presidents?” Our answer is: “Focus on the quality of the candidates.” Seek for statesmen rather than push a particular politician. Think long term. Concern yourself more with the candidate selection process rather than the final outcome of a particular election.

    The Framers of the Constitution created exactly that kind of system—the original Electoral College. This book reveals the secrets of that ingenious process—a system that has remained hidden (or rather ignored) for over two centuries.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGary and Carolyn Alder
    Release dateMay 17, 2013
    ISBN9781301385737
    Unavailable
    The Evolution and Destruction of the Original Electoral College: New Edition
    Author

    Gary and Carolyn Alder

    Freedom Coaches, Gary and Carolyn Alder proclaim the principles of freedom in their classes, lectures and writings. Gary spent his professional career as a computer programmer/system analyst. He takes a unique approach in analyzing the Constitution. His conclusions come from considering the original Constitution as the system specifications and determining how a government that followed those specifications would function. Carolyn loves to share specific quotes of the Founders as their words provide a window to look into their hearts and minds.

    Related to The Evolution and Destruction of the Original Electoral College

    Related ebooks

    American Government For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Amending the Constitution Is Impossible Until Suddenly It’s Not

      Jan 11, 2024

      The American experiment with constitutional democracy is in grave peril. If Donald Trump becomes president again, fighting to preserve U.S. constitutional democracy through his second term will require the courage, commitment, and creativity of a bro

      9 min read

    • Article

      Abolishing The Electoral College Would Be A Mistake

      Mar 22, 2019

      Sen. Elizabeth Warren has reignited the debate over the Electoral College -- she wants to get rid of it, naturally. I say "reignited" because this is a very old argument. To paraphrase Billy Joel, Warren didn't start this fire; this debate's been bur

      3 min read

    • Article

      Power To The People

      Jan 17, 2022

      Power To The People
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Oldest Question in Politics

      Jan 17, 2022

      ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A DISTURBING TREND in fledgling democracies. Countries in the former Soviet empire and elsewhere were holding elections, leaders were gaining power with considerable popular support—but these leaders were then a

      3 min read

    • Article

      Maybe America Just Wants To Have A Parliamentary System?

      Nov 2, 2018

      Americans, God bless 'em, revere the Constitution even if they disagree on what it says. Heck, they revere the Constitution even when they don't know what it says. More than a third of Americans surveyed by the Annenberg Center for Public Policy in 2

      3 min read

    • Article

      Liberty No More

      May 7, 2022

      Liberty No More
      6 min read

    • Article

      Is America A Democracy Or A Republic? Yes It Is

      Sep 10, 2022

      Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.

      5 min read

    • Article

      Cal Thomas: The Founders warned us

      Aug 3, 2023

      That America’s Founders were brilliant men supported by equally strong women is beyond dispute. They created a framework for a new nation and a Constitution which, if obeyed, would provide protection from big government and ensure individual liberty

      2 min read

    • Article

      Let the Incarcerated Vote

      Oct 31, 2020

      Let the Incarcerated Vote
      7 min read

    • Article

      Hardball Partisan Lawmaking: Is It A Threat To Democracy?

      Sep 16, 2019

      North Carolina is locked in a battle over democracy. Says a political scientist: “It’s bigger than party labels. It’s about the rules of the game.”

      4 min read

    • Article

      Why the Electoral College?

      Oct 1, 2020

      Why the Electoral College?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Clarence Page: Who’s Afraid Of Critical Race Theory? Those Who Don’t Know What It Is

      May 11, 2021

      Amid rising attacks against a line of academic debate called “critical race theory,” I was surprised to see a Black state lawmaker from Chicago’s West Side, La Shawn Ford, introduce a bill calling for its inclusion in police officer training. As a pr

      3 min read

    • Article

      Hard-Knock College

      Nov 26, 2019

      Hard-Knock College
      13 min read

    • Article

      The Constituent Power As A Remedy For The Administrative State

      Aug 4, 2021

      The United States is built upon the idea of popular sovereignty. The people, rather than any one person or an artificial body, wields ultimate power. Only the people can form, alter, or abolish constitutions through the constituent power. Of course,

      15 min read

    Reviews for The Evolution and Destruction of the Original Electoral College

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words