Letter: Electoral system vs. the popular vote
After the past election results came in, there was a growing number of people who believe that presidential elections should be decided by popular vote, not by an electoral college. One could also use the logic that the number of states who chose the winning candidate should determine the outcome (maybe having the District of Columbia as the tiebreaker).
Actually, these ideas were used in the creation of our government in the 1780s. The number of legislative branch members were to be based on the census of the districts created in each state (currently the House of Representatives). The smaller states complained that the larger states were getting a larger share of representation over them this way and that this wasn't really a fair system. The compromise was the creation of the Senate where each state, regardless of size, had two members each. This thought process was basically used in the creation of an electoral college for the executive branch. The logic of our electoral college may not be perfect but it's more logical by giving the state a better chance at getting equal representation.
Bergenfield, Nov. 15L