Every person has one vote and all votes are equal- NOT in the Electoral College System of the USA

For an outsider, and I am an outsider, the Electoral College System seems anachronistic and ill suited to modern-day needs. If all citizens are equal, irrespective of where they vote, then every vote should be valued equally. If the President is expected to represent every citizen equally, then every vote should be valued equally. With the Electoral College system, the value of a vote is increased or diminished depending on where the person voted. While no one can assess the truth in the 2000 elections, the result was close enough to suggest that Al Gore had received more votes nationwide than GWB.

The Electoral College System is one more reason for not participating in the system. The lack of simplicity and transparency does not help democracy.

I supported the Green party in 2000, hoping that it would help support the growth of an alternative party in the U.S. I bet on Kerry in 2004, and it is hard for me to fathom his loss. I have not yet decided whether to vote for a third party or for Obama, but if my perception of a McCain Electoral College victory gets closer to reality, perhaps a vote for a third party might be in order.