Jan. 6 Committee Member Calls Electoral College a ‘Danger’ to Democracy and ‘The American People’

A member of the House Jan. 6 committee believes the method for electing presidents is a “danger.”

During an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” Rep. 👤Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) claimed the Electoral College is a danger not just to democracy, but also to the American public.

“The Electoral College now – which has given us five popular-vote losers as president in our history, twice in this century alone – has become a danger, not just to democracy, but to the American people. It was a danger on January 6,” Raskin said.

He went on:

“There are so many curving byways and nooks and crannies in the Electoral College, that there are opportunities for a lot of strategic mischief. We should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, representatives, everybody else. Whoever gets the most votes wins.”

Raskin added, “The framers were great, and they were patriots, but they didn’t have the benefit of the experience that we have lived, and we know that the Electoral College doesn’t fit anymore.”

The Maryland congressman also voiced his support for changing the way presidential elections are decided so that the winner is chosen by the popular vote.

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As with anyone, we should not regard The Founders and how they set up our government as inerrant.