{"product_id":"let-the-people-pick-the-president-the-case-for-abolishing-the-electoral-college-paperback","title":"Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Wegman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"People have been arguing against the Electoral College from the beginning. But no one has laid out the case as comprehensively and as readably as Jesse Wegman.\" --Josh Chafetz, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback: an ironclad argument for eliminating the Electoral College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it more than 700 times. To this day, millions of voters, and even members of Congress, misunderstand how it works. It deepens our national divide and distorts the core democratic principles of political equality and majority rule. How can we tolerate the Electoral College when every vote does not count the same, and the candidate who gets the most votes can lose? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with political passions at a boiling point, the message from the American people is clear: The way we vote for the only official whose job it is to represent all Americans is neither fair nor just. Major reform is needed--now. \u003ci\u003eIsn't it time to let the people pick the president?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this thoroughly researched and engaging call to arms, Supreme Court journalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eeditorial board member Jesse Wegman draws upon the history of the founding era, as well as information gleaned from campaign managers, field directors, and other officials from twenty-first-century Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, to make a powerful case for abolishing the antiquated and antidemocratic Electoral College. In \u003ci\u003eLet the People Pick the President \u003c\/i\u003ehe shows how we can at long last make every vote in the United States count--and restore belief in our democratic system.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesse Wegman is a member of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e editorial board, where he has written about the Supreme Court and legal affairs since 2013. He previously worked as a reporter, editor and producer at outlets including National Public Radio, The New York Observer, Reuters, The Daily Beast and Newsweek. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.33 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761015259424,"sku":"9781250221995","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/76b6aae0bdf92fff3ae67d6aa67406ef.webp?v=1780197200","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/let-the-people-pick-the-president-the-case-for-abolishing-the-electoral-college-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}