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When you think of the USA the first word that you think of is freedom or a word along those terms. I would have to agree with you we are a very free and fair country for...most things like voting I would have to say that the Electoral Collage is the one unfair thing we have and their are many reasons why we should repl... | 0 |
"Carfree" Many drivers around the world are deciding to take a break from driving and have now decided to "think green." Although some may disagree that this could be helpful toward the environment there is evidence that says it is helpful. Some may not see the point and think that this new epidemic is inconvenient but... | 0 |
Dear me. Senator, Today I am asking for your favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. This process now consists of the selection of the electors and meeting where they vote for the president and vice president, and the counting of votes by th... | 0 |
The Electoral College has been around since the Constitution was established by the founding fathers. The question is, Is it time for it to go? I believe that the Electoral College should be kept, because changing the election by popular vote would not be wiser, and the Electoral College is fair for the people.
Changi... | 0 |
For the vote for the president of the United States, the election should not depend on popular vote, but for the Electoral College. The citizens of the United States should understand that when they vote, they are voting for the Electoral College, and that their vote will not necessarily determine who the president is.... | 0 |
Limiting the usage of cars will bring a lot of advantages for everyone. Cars are creating massive amounts of smog, which is not good for our planet Earth. It has also been said by many people that they feel better without cars. People now a days are even losing interest in cars. Although cars do get us to places faster... | 0 |
Cars nowadays are a big part of our lifes, they take us to where we need to go and help us go to far away places. Even though cars are important in our lifes, there are lot of advantages to limited car usage. Some places such as VAUBAN, Germany have given up their cars. "Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two... | 0 |
The automobile is one of mankind greatest innovations. Since its invention in the 20th century, it has made tasks such as commuting to work or visiting your friends simpler than ever. Just hop in your car and your gaspowered vehicle will have you there within minutes. Although they are handy, could too much of a good t... | 0 |
Being in control of your country is exactly what everyone wants. Many wars were fought and lives were lost so the people could have rights and be independent. Keep the Electoral College would be in injustice to the United States. By changing the election to popular vote, it would keep the people in power and satisfy th... | 0 |
The United States of America has come a long with in regards to its legal system. For example, the new laws that are currently being added to allow gay couples to marry. That shows true progress, however there are other laws that we have, which simply are not needed anymore and are quite outdated. An example of this wo... | 0 |
From a sunday drive to a cross country road trip, automobiles play an important role in how we get around. However in recent years more studies have been developed showing the negative about cars: how they affect the environment. Some people believe automobiles are almost singlehandedly destroying the Earth we so despe... | 0 |
The advantages of limiting car usage can be a great way to be protected from the dangers that are found within the driving experience, and support the amount and less usage of greenhouse gas that can destroy our atmosphere.
The advantage that can be found with limiting car usage can help to be protected from the dange... | 0 |
When people hear the word transportation, the first most likely thing that comes to ones mind is car. It is typical to think of a car as just a way to get from one place to another faster, but what about the effects of driving. Cars are one of many things that cause pollution, releasing gases that harms our Earth we li... | 0 |
"America for the people, by the people". Dear senators in which who favor keeping the Electoral College of the United States. Ask yourself this question "if this country was made for the people, by the people, why aren't we allowed to vote for our own president"?
The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irration... | 0 |
Limiting car usage can be beneficial in many ways. For example, the air would be a lot less poluted if we reduced the amount of cars being used. In a German suburb that rarely ever uses cars, people report that it is less stressful to not own a car.
The advantages of limiting car usage is not only beneficial to people... | 0 |
The Electoral College has made everything easier on people. They keep votes fair, clear and concise and make them uncomplicated. Although there are some against the idea, the benefits outweigh the detriments immensely.
Bradford Plumer author of " " insists that "the electoral college is unfair to voters"source 2 parag... | 0 |
Voting, one of the most American things I can thing of. This is a democracy, and we have the right to vote for our leader, but not really. There is a thing called the Electoral College, and the electors that you vote for actually vote for the president. Although this does not seem fair, it is a great system. Almost eve... | 0 |
How could we get the reduction of Greenhouse Gas? We can simply do this by reducing the number of cars on the road. In the city of Vauban, Germany, they gave up cars completely. If you still own a car in this city you have to buy a large garage that runs to about 40,000. This expense doesn't include your house. Up to 7... | 0 |
Dear state senator, Election day is held every four years on the frist Tuesday in the month of November. When you elect for president would you prefer voting yourself and having your vote count or voting for someone who will then vote for your state and elect for the president of choice. For example, lets use the elect... | 0 |
For years I've heard that voting time is the choice of the people. But with Electoral College, it's not about the people it's about the slate electors. When voting for what president the people want, they aren't voting for the president, they are voting for a slate of electors. But if two people are going for president... | 0 |
The Electoral college is a process in which the electors from the state pick the candidate they want according to who has the popular vote. Which can also be a very biased process. The Electoral College is not registered or monitored enough because if an elector from the state wanted to pick who they want to win they c... | 0 |
Since the industrial revolution the demand for cars has grown. Cars have been needed for transport to go to work, school, or just plain traveling. But recently the demand has decreasing. All around the world "no car suburbs" popped up and people are dying to move. In source one a German city named Vauban only have 70 p... | 0 |
Mustangs, Mercedes, Hummers , and the "Punch buggy " are just a few brands of vehicles well known in America. vehicles today are big factor in life for the reason that cars are used every single day all around the world as transportation and although we have the bus or other ways to get to places , driving is the most ... | 0 |
As stated in the article, the Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors, where they vote for president and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress. The Electoral college consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is requ... | 0 |
Dear, Senator I think the president should be elected by popular vote not electors. Heres some reasons why i think the president should be voted by popular vote and not electors.
One reason is when you vote for your president your actually voting for the presidents elector. So basically your not voting fot a president... | 0 |
All around the world, people are using gasgusling vehicles of mass destruction. Recently, Germany came up with the revolutionary idea to limit the use cars by forbidding street parking, driveways, and home garages in the new, experimental district of Vauban. Others have joined the bandwagon as well, instituting new law... | 0 |
Over the years the amount of cars that have been manufactured have increased immensely. Cars help us get to place quicker by making less effort to get there. We no longer need to walk to go to the park or the mall which can take a long time. Although cars are very useful and fun to drive, it also has its risk like anyt... | 0 |
Driving a car has its ups and downs to life. It provides transportation, but it can also be very dangerous. Another issue with cars today is the amount of pollution that cars give off. Smog is caused by cars and is not good to the environment and certainly not good for people to be breathing in. Both "Paris bans drivin... | 0 |
In retrospect, people use to be able to live a happy carefree life before cars were invented. Cars were just something people used to be able to get to places quicker, and to be able to leave when ever we wanted to. A car used to be a luxury item, and now a car is a nessecity for most humans. Some countries are helping... | 0 |
For most people it is more common to get from place to place by hopping in a car. But, what if we never used cars, or at least limited them? Lives would be impacted in a very positive way. In In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars , by Elisabeth Rosenthal, Paris bans driving due to smog , by Robert Duffer, Carfree... | 0 |
They should change to election by popular vote. The people have a right to decide so shouldn't they. We elect electors and not the president that's not right. They electors have changed the votes around. The electoral college should go. Athough there is a positive look to it.
Letting the people vote is the right thing... | 0 |
The electoral college is a process that supposedly helps keep this nation's voting under control, while infact the process of the electoral college is unfair to the states with a lower population because they have less of an input into the voting of the president with a lower number of electors available to vote for th... | 0 |
December 18, 2014 Dear State Senator, Changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States is more beneficial to the people than an Electoral College. The Electoral College is such a hassle and a process. It's outdated. And it's even irrational. It's not precise to what the people want. The popul... | 0 |
To get from point A to point B, whether it be from home to the park or from school to the movies, the logical answer that pops up in everyone's mind seems to be a car. automobiles such as cars and motorcycles are widely used and are integrated into every part of society. But do automobiles really need to be so rooted i... | 0 |
Dear Senator, I believe that is is time to get rid of the electoral college. The electoral college is outdated and irrational, the best arguments are only assertions that dont have much basis in reality.
There are too many faults and risks in the electoral college such as the coming of a tie in the voting and that eve... | 0 |
To whom this may concern, The "winner takes all" system we've been using doesn't work. Less power is essentially being given to the people, and, some are even being ignored.
In cases such as Al Gore's, the people said yes, and the College said no. And, voters didn't like this. According to a gallop poll in 2000, after... | 0 |
Limiting car uses will change the environment in a dramatic way.
, Germany residents don't use cars, they dont even have room for cars. The only way to get a parking space is at your house which you have to buy for 40,000, along with a home or large garages at the the edge of the development. Streets are completely "c... | 0 |
In todays society driving or riding in a car is a completely normal activity. You drive to school, work, extracurricular activities, social gatherings, and everything else that doesnt happen in your own home. Cars are a part of everyday life.
What if I told you that there a cities that are banning car usage? Vauban in... | 0 |
"All of our development since world war II has been centered on the car, and that will have to change" Said David Goldberg. Nowadays Cars are our main Source when it comes to transportation.
Limiting your car usage should absolutely be more important in todays society. It's plenty of things going on around us that mos... | 0 |
Innocent and young, children grow accuitomed to the utilization of cari in iociety. Hot Wheelz, batterypowered Barbie SUVi, Heii Semitrucki, and other deviationi of playfriendly cari introduce the car culture to Americani from nearly the firit day out of the womb. Motheri, fatheri, aunti, unclei, neighbori, and grandpa... | 0 |
Dear State Senator, The Electoral College is an anachronism. It belongs in the past and should not decide who are president is going to be anymore because its not who the majority of people really want to be leading,it could cause a tie,and its unfair to voters.
Abolishing the electoral college has been a thing people... | 0 |
There are many advantages to limiting car usage aroung the world. When it comes to our economic problems cars are producing more and more pollution and destroying our OZone layer. Many different countries are making differences by having car free cities where you only have few cars or none and creating a safer street f... | 0 |
Dear Senator, We the people of the United States of America, desire a president who will not only care for the wellbeing of the citizens, but know what to do during times of crisis. The Electoral College is but one method of deciding this. There are many reasons as to why we need the Electoral College, and there are ma... | 0 |
Cars have been used as the main means of transportation for a long time now, but just because we have counted on it for such a long time doesnt mean there are not better ways. There are a ton of advantages for limiting car usage. Lower emissions, conserving resources, and it make us more healthier are just some of the ... | 0 |
Many people now a days use cars, trucks, buses or other ways of transportation on a daily baises. Most do not even think twice about all of the pollution they are creating in our world, or even the traffic that they are helping create. Fellow citizens should start becoming aware of this problem and finding different wa... | 0 |
There are plenty of advantages fellow citizens get for having limited car usage. Fewer people are getting there license and using cars each year anyways.
in addition, it is true that people without cars would have to go through the rain or the cold weather every time the weather looks ominous and people would have to ... | 0 |
It is becoming increasingly evident that one part of life many older people took for granted may be going away soon. The invention of the car was revolutionary, but in modern times it seems that many wish to build communities that do not revolve around them. The reason for doing this vary somewhat across the different ... | 0 |
How does the Electoral College affect the selection of the presidency and is it a positive force? Many may answer "No." or "I don't know." to these questions, only doing such because that's what they've been or what they've heard others say. While many have negative feelings, or no feelings at all, towards the Electora... | 0 |
Dear State Senator, Everyone has their very own opinions on whether or not the Electoral College should be abolished. Well, with evidence from past elections, it is pretty clear that the Electoral College rule should be abandoned. Let alone is the Electoral College unfair in many ways, but also, it is unneeded.
First ... | 0 |
Electoral College?
Dear state senator, i been reading all these arguments on whether we should keep the Electoral College or not. My opinion is, that we should most definitely keep it. We can avoid run off elections, there could be a great outcome, although we dont pick who gets to be president, we're still picking so... | 0 |
The Electoral College is not a fair system for voting and shouldn't be continued because of a few major flaws. There is no guarantee that the president with the highest votes will be elected. Also, the system isn't balanced among all of the states. Because some people know these things, potential voters have decided it... | 0 |
Bustling traffic fills every available lane on the highway on your drive home from work. It's rush hour again, and it's more of a slow, steady crawl rather than a drive. You can't roll the windows down to relax and get a breath of fresh air, because the air simply isn't appealing It's all emissions from the other cars,... | 0 |
Here, in the United States, birthplace of the Model T,driving has proven to be part of our history and culture. However, with recently uncovered developments in our environment such as global warming and pollution, it is time for us to reevaluate our "car culture". Overusage has proven harmful and limiting alternatives... | 0 |
I think that we should change from the Electoral College, to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Yes, the electoral College in good in some ways, but I believe the flaws it has out numbers the good things. When you vote you really aren't voting for the president but for a slate of electors,... | 0 |
Dear Senator, I'd like to take some of your time to shed some light on the matter of having popular vote for the president of the United states."We the people " ,That stands strong in our society and I'd like it to stay that way.Majority of the people,Thats what its about.Over 60% have voted to have popular vote to ele... | 0 |
The advantages of limiting car usage would be less pollution, less traffic, and less money involved. For example, in the German suburbs, large garages that are at the end of development where a carowner buys a space, for 40,000, along with a home. So cut down cost on that Germany people have given up their cars.
Stree... | 0 |
Dear state senator, I think that we should change to start voting by popular vote because it will be easier for the voters and is a more realistic way of voting.
When voting and following the rules of the electoral college, many voters get confused. As is says in source 2, many voters vote for the wrong person. They a... | 0 |
Automobiles are the key essential to people's everyday life. It allows them to get from point A to point B. But the outcome from the rise of these machines, are the amount of pollution they had cause. Limiting there usage seems the right action to do. Our specimen has been living for thousands of year without automobil... | 0 |
Limiting car usage is great for people and the environment. There is less air pollution, less traffic jams, alot less stress, and people going out on the sidewalks enjoying the scenery and having fun! Limiting car usage can be very good in many ways!
If people limit car usage there will be less air pollution. Because ... | 0 |
I think people should stop relying on their cars so much for three reasons. I hope this can change peoples minds about using the vehicles for everything. Even going to the corner of their block just for a bite they use their cars.
The opening reason why I think people should really limit their car usage is that it cau... | 0 |
Congestion, the amount of car traffic in a specific area, is significantly decreasing due to a new idea that has sprung:limiting car usage. Places such as Vauban, Paris, Bogota, Cali and Valledupar are participating in a program that's made to decrease car usage. Some of these cities enjoy Day Without Cars, a holiday t... | 0 |
Do you know the advantages and the disadvantages of having of not having a car? Yes, actually not having a car. Most people would freak out of the thought of not having a car some are just use to it. But could it actually save more money or would it cost more?
Vauban, Germany people have actually given up their cars, ... | 0 |
Dear my. senator The Electoral college process consists of 538 electorss. Each electors represents a state and they vote according to what the majority of the people favor. The Electoral college is a fair and honest way of electing the president because each individual has a voice in who is elected by voting for the st... | 0 |
Many European countries have been making a move towards limiting car usage in efforts of halting pollution, adding exercise to everyday life, conserve resources, and improve safety for others. An example of this phenomenon is Vauban, Germany, where suburbs are not allowed to drive vehicles. Doing this has helped improv... | 0 |
The electoral college should be thrown out and the popular vote for the president should take its place because the electoral college is unfair and the people don't really have a voice.
The electoral college should go away because it unfair. electoral votes are unfair because the candidates only focus on the bigger st... | 0 |
The electoral college must go down! The electoral college is unfair to voters across the United States and the amounts of electoral votes doesn't compare to the actual population. The electoral college have messed up the voting system causing horrific crisis in the United States. This system of electoral colleges votin... | 0 |
Dear State Senator, I am writing you a letter in regards of the electoral college. I believe we should abolish it completely. I believe that we should change our voting system to election by popular vote for the president of the United states. While it is a good system, it is not reliable and does not let the people tr... | 0 |
As you may know, the Electoral College consists of 538 electors, which is a even number. As said in "The defenseof the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing President," that even number can be a result of a tie in electoral votes, but is highly unlikely. But even then it is unfair to t... | 0 |
The Electoral College is broken, and with another election on the way, here is why the voting should be changed to popular vote for the president of the United States. Voters cannot control whom their electors are, in the chance that those electors are replaced with new electors so the votes may be rigged, as well as "... | 0 |
Forida senator, I argue to remove the Electoral College and replace it by changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Voting is not fair to the people because they can't vote for the President, only for the state electors, and even if the candidate that won the most popular votes, may n... | 0 |
The Electoral College, its something that can change the amount of votes someone has rapidly depending on how many he or she has received. For some it is something that can help you, and for others its a nightmare. Most people would say it is something to be aware about and the rest dont care about it.
To start off, T... | 0 |
The effects of greenhouse gas emission began to take their toll on the earth's atmosphere simply by its own natural output. As time has gone on though, and humans and their ways of transportation have evolved, greenhouse gas emission is becoming more of a problem. Automobiles, mainly cars, play a huge role in the produ... | 0 |
As of right now, imagining an automobilefree world may sound crazy, but ambitious goals to end the use of cars has taken place. Suburban and city residents have taken quite a lot of thought into banning driving and giving up their cars, because of the great advantages that go along with these limitations. Reducing the ... | 0 |
All around the world in places such as the United states, Paris and other european countries have all begun to realize the effects cars have on the environment as well as the community. Most of these places have actually banned cars in suburban areas to try to promote this idea that are cars becoming less of a necessit... | 0 |
Dear Senator name of Florida's senator, I am write this letter to you because I know that congress is thinking about getting rid of the Electoral College. The Electoral College has help us pick a great President and VicePresident multiple times, it might not be everyone's first choice President and VicePresident but mo... | 0 |
The thought of limiting car usage may sound ridiculous or even out right absurd to some, however, what if one car not driving could save your city or even country? Emissions from cars have been weathering away at the Earth's atmosphere and trapping health threatening green house gasses. governments have taken notice of... | 0 |
Dear Governor, I believe we need to keep the Electoral College. It seems to provide a more efficient way of deciding who will be the president.
There may seem to be many problems with the electoral college, but there are just as many things that are good about it.
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to ... | 0 |
As a citizen of the United States, I have the right to have my poinion on the Electoral College, and my opinion is that we should not have an Electoral College because of many reasons. The reasons include the following if American citizens vote for a slate of electors that then vote for the president, we technically ar... | 0 |
Dear Senator Nelson, In recent years, many people have called for the change of the presidential election process. Specifically, the Electoral College. Many consider it a pointless, unfair, and archaic system that denies the people the liberty of choosing their president. However, I believe the Electoral College is a n... | 0 |
Can you imagine living in a place where there is no driving? It is an amazing thing to think if every person doesn't drive in one big city that it saves so much pollution going in to the air. Another thing to think about is if everyone in a city didn't drive and walked everywhere, more people would stay healthier by st... | 0 |
Why even the bestlaid defenses of the system are wrong. There must to be change, an election by popular vote for our next President of the United States is what our country needs.
First and foremost, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Candidates don't spend time, or money in states they know will have no chanc... | 0 |
Dear State Senator, 12315 I have a very strongly worded, persuasive letter written for you today of why our united nation, must abolish the electoral college. I am aware that the electoral college is one of the main ways president's become elected, but it's serving an injustice to our nations people. You must do someth... | 0 |
" The Electoral College is a process, not a place." reported by the Office of the Federal Register. The Electoral College was established by our founding fathers. The main reason it was established was because it was a compromise between electing the President by a vote in Congress and electing the President by a popul... | 0 |
Thousands of Americans use their own car or a vehicle as their main transportation in their every day lives. No one seems to look at how cars are actually destroying the environment ,rather then helping it. Mainly since the fuel that is given off from a vehicles engine is effecting the environment in a negative way. In... | 0 |
Why do we keep this despised method of choosing the president when 60% of American citizens want a popular vote instead? This is an outdated method and viewed as anachronism by many. While some say that it creates a more stable outcome, it is a "winnertakeall" system where not everyones votes count. The election of the... | 0 |
There are many advantages of having limitations in car use. Some examples include less car Pollution, less stress on car users, more people starting to walk, and having a sense of community, and even less stress on car users.
Car pollution is a serious issue that the world faces. Constantly people are using cars, truc... | 0 |
How is the election of the president of the U.S.? The election is base on two parts, the first one is the Electoral College and the second one is the popular vote or the vote of the people. Changing to the election by popular vote would be a great idea because the president of the U.S. would be loved and accepted for m... | 0 |
The automobile has been a staple in human history ever since it was first created, they have been used by people wether it was grocery shopping or during war. These days limiting car use has more advantages than ever. Such advantages are that it helps reduce the amount of pollution to the environment, helps people save... | 0 |
As of April 2013 the number of miles driven per person was down 9 percent. So that means people are starting not to drive as much, which is not a bad thing. Actually they're many advantages to limiting car usage. Limiting car usage can actually help the environment, help the emissions, and if we do limit car usage it c... | 0 |
The electoral College is something in the United States that needs to be replaced. It is an irrational system that takes the people's power to vote away from them. The system has flaws that leave the possibility of disaster open to happen. It takes the power to choose the government officials from the people, and gives... | 0 |
Most people think that driving is a top priority. There are other ways of getting from place to place. There are many advantages of limiting car usage. For instance, there will be no more pollution, most people stopped driving, and many people will gain plenty of exercise without the use of cars. There are many other p... | 0 |
Cars are used used in everyday life but they may be used too much because of all thedamage they do to the environment and the citizens must be informed on it. Cars are used to help get around easier unless if towns are developed so that people can walk or ride a bike everywhere. Cars cause pollution which causes smog a... | 0 |
Imagine this you're in a very populated city. Lets say New York, New York, U.S.A, London, England or any densily populated city for that matter. Now aside from the sounds of car horns blaring and the sounds of the thousands of people around you there is one thing that would most likely stand out the most to people the ... | 0 |
All around the world air pollution is a major problem, most everyone knows that. However, there is one thing that a lot of people do not know. They do not know that they themselves are contributing to polluting the very air that they breathe. Car usage is an enormous contribution to the pollution going into the air and... | 0 |
Although limiting car usage may seem out of the ordinary, it has many benefits that appeal to people. By limiting car usage, people save money, the air isn't being poluted as much and there aren't as many traffic jams.
For starters, not having or using a vehicle is a huge money saver. For example, a German suburb, Fre... | 0 |
People think about today's world as the era of technology constantly advancing and creating new ideas beneficial to us all. But are they really benefiting all of us? That's where the car comes in. Automobiles are one of the highest polluting machines out there. People are constantly worrying about greenhouse gas emissi... | 0 |
Dear Senator, I firmly believe that we should keep the Electoral College. Many people say that it is "outdated, irrational, and unfair" but that is an option. Their are meany rational reasons about why the Electoral College is beneficial rather then destructive. Out of these many reasons i am able to narrow it down to ... | 0 |
Cars, though useful, have negative impacts on the world. These effects can be seen from high density urban areas, and around the globe with global warming. Smog, greenhouse gasses, and stress are some of the main outputs from cars they are a useful but dangerous tool.
Smog in urban areas are a global concern, causing ... | 0 |
The Electoral College has been around for quite some time. It has aided us in the election of the president for years. Is it truly fair though? Are the right votes being expressed? Whilst the Electoral College has a history for determining and appointing the president, I believe that it is not quite fair as it doesn't ... | 0 |
Todays society uses automotive vehicles almost everyday. When they go to work, to go to school, to go shopping, for fun, or anywhere they wanna go. Smog has been building up from the cars pollution for a very long time. Using Vehicles less will decrease smog, improve people's health, an will be better for the earth. Us... | 0 |
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