To the editor: The bulk wins till it loses. With its electoral faculty, america not responds to the desire of the folks. (“The U.S. alone is saddled with an electoral college. How did that happen?” Opinion, Oct. 29)
When any situation polls two-thirds help among the many voters, it ought to be acted upon. For instance, the elimination of the electoral faculty, defending abortion rights, passing gun security legal guidelines and enacting complete immigration reform take pleasure in important majority help. However nothing is completed.
Although inconceivable, it’s doable that Vice President Kamala Harris will win the electoral faculty tally whereas former President Trump wins the favored vote. Republican outrage would doubtless exceed the frustrations Democrats felt in 2000 and 2016.
“Recover from it” will not be a phrase that mitigates anger. With the shoe on the opposite foot, constitutional reform would assuredly be expedited and handed.
In any other case, persevering with on this path leads to ugly resentment and polarization. Tyranny of the minority is simply that — tyranny.
Dave Sanderson, La Cañada Flintridge
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To the editor: In his wonderful piece about our weird electoral faculty system, historian Joseph J. Ellis notes that the founding fathers agreed that we must not ever have a monarch who’s above the regulation.
However I’m fairly certain he didn’t say that the latest Supreme Courtroom choice on the contrary “fragrantly” defied that core conviction. I’m fairly certain that’s simply one other typo from the esteemed Los Angeles Instances.
After I come throughout such flagrant typos, I push the paper apart. Typos name the paper’s integrity into query. Please rent extra editors, as a result of in any other case it stinks.
Bella Silverstein, Santa Clarita
