too many of the states (mostly the conservative ones) LIKE having their influence felt as a bloc vote, rather than take the chance that 51% of the people as a whole will vote against them...that way, they

I see I am going to have to give you an education in regard to the Electoral college.

There is No "conservative" block vote.

The electoral College is a state by state process no block vote.

repudiates that liberal so-and-so"...even if only 51% of Alabama feels that way. If it is close, "we don't want ANY of our citizens votes to count in favor of Kerry!"

The same could be said for the republicans in Vermont, New York, Califorrnia, etc.

The one that wins the popular vote in each state takes ALL of the electoral votes. It has been that way for more than 200 years.

you can see why they feel that way...a few hundred votes in Florida the other way would have given the election to the guy most citizens preferred, rather that the one most conservative states preferred.

If Al Gore had carried his own state (Tenessee); then Florida would have been a non issue.

A good reason for the electoral college is that in close states like Florida; those are the only states that has to endure a recount; instead of forcing a nation wide recount which would have cost $ MILLIONS to do 51 seperate recounts (51 because of 50 states and Washington DC.)

It would do you and others a world of good if you actually read the constitution for yourself; then when the news media lies about something allegedly in the constitution; you would know the truth. instead of demonstrating ignorance to parrot the lies of the news media.

One great example. the wall of seperation between chruch and state. That phrase is NOT in the U.S. constitution.