Such A Simple Thing

 

So, why has it taken our democracy so long, and yet, we have NOT achieved it?

 

Your vote is just as good as mine, no more, no less.

 

To make mine just as good as yours (no more, no less) I have to grant you the very same right.

 

One Tennessee vote equals one Kentucky vote.

 

One New York or California vote equals one Kentucky vote (no more, no less.)

 

One Louisville vote equals one Lexington vote, and so on.

 

But, that's not the way it is, and all because of the Electoral College.

 

Why is Kentucky a "flyover" state?

 

Because we only have 8 EC votes.

 

But if the President were elected by popular vote, as he or she should be, Kentucky's 3 million votes would mean something very different from our eight EC votes. And BOTH parties should realize this as a matter of practical politics.

 

Even if it weren't true that my vote and yours should be equal, as today they are not. The next legislature should start the ball rolling towards ending the EC, no matter who wins the election, for in 4 years it could be the "other" party who wins the popular vote, but loses the EC.

 

There is also an interstate compact around, which Kentucky should ratify, allowing for popular votes to be used, instead of EC votes in determining who is President. It's a new thought, maybe of dubious legality, but worth looking into, and far, far better than the present system where your vote means so much more than mine.

 

It isn't fair.

 

It isn't Democracy.

 

It isn't America.

 

I'm just sayin...