Electoral System

The Electoral System is supposed to allow for fair representation in government. It is supposed to be a system that affords all of us the flexibility to choose a leader to guide us through difficult times. However, our electoral system is failing and the challenges that face our country in the near future demand that we make the electoral system function as intended.

The problems are not just in Washington, DC nor just with electronic voting machines but are at the heart of political parties which have become a means not to empower but to disenfranchise the American people by placing special-interest candidates into office to serve their interests.

When a candidate takes office they have an obligation to represent their constituents. At a different level the influence of money pressures candidates into making decisions that place some of their constituent's concerns above the good of the nation. As a result, we now have gridlock in Washington, DC.

Whatever the form of influence, the goal is the same: to manipulate our government and the election process. For example, those who were trying to influence the states to move their state primaries earlier in 2008 were trying to manipulate the election process and thus the election outcome. They were doing a disservice to the voter because if they are successful there will be significantly less time for the voter to learn about the candidates.