Letter to the editor: We're a representative republic

In life, decisions must be made. In a football game, one team wins, the other team loses. In a courtroom, one side wins, the other side loses. In an election, one candidate wins, the other loses.

The liberals have been urging the demise of the electoral college. Our Founding Fathers adopted it after much debate. The electoral college balanced power between the larger states and the smaller states.

The states each elected congressmen to the legislative branch of the federal government. The legislative branch must confirm all nominations for the nine Supreme Court justices. Thus, all states have a say in decisions.

But the larger colonies wanted winner-takes-all in the election of the executive branch. Our Founding Fathers recognized the unfairness of this plan. They created the electoral college.

The presidential candidate who receives the most votes in each state receives that state’s electors. This means all 50 states are part of the election process. The candidate that receives the mandated majority becomes the president.

There is a common misconception about our Constitution. Our country is not a democracy. It is a representative republic. There is a difference.

Kathleen Bollinger

Fawn