The Electoral CollegeThe Electoral College, friend or foe? The answer behind this question is in the minds of those who understand it. Whether it's a "friend" or an "enemy", there will always be opposing sides and a controversial verse. In today's political circumstances, the electoral college seems to be the topic of every conversation and the thesis of every essay. The uncontrollable desire to know the truth behind the mystery is stirring in the minds of people in the United States of America. With the 2000 elections underway, people are starting to take sides. Many oppose the electoral college because unknowing voters choose their leader and many support it because it was created by the founding fathers. Both sides are debatable and neither is right. The question is: Is it possible to create a system that satisfies both parts of the American public? The Founding Fathers created the Electoral College for many reasons. One reason was to give the people the right to have a say in who becomes president and another reason was to give congress the right to choose as well. At the time of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 this was a topic that aroused many conflicting ideas and opinions. They had three choices: allow direct public elections, grant congress the right to elect the president, or give voters the privilege of selecting the country's leader. What they were trying to do was prevent absolute power. Because they knew King George's way of ruling, they feared that if they let a group of people choose the president, that group would gain too much power or the president-elect would feel too powerful... middle of paper ..... .m/eric/electoralcollege.htmlVoting and elections: electoral college (1 page). Retrieved December 11, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://www.thisnation.com/processes-electoral.htmlElectoral College Issues (2 pages). Retrieved December 11, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://claremontmckenna.com/ctd/college/htmlElectoral College in General (2pgs). Retrieved December 11, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/ec-artcl.htmlHow the Electoral College Works (2pgs). Retrieved December 11, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://www.fec.gov/pages/ecworks.htmlCitizens for True Democracy: Individual EC disasters (3 pages). Retrieved December 11, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://claremontmckenna.com/ctd/ecsux.htmlChristopher Henry (1996). The Electoral College.Barbara Silberdick Feinberg (1996) Constitutional Amendments