The truth is, I don't actually think either gerrymandering or the Electoral College can be eliminated, especially because they both enable minority rule. Nobody really likes Republican policy; half of us hate "the other" and Republicans cater to that hatred. But gerrymandering and the E.C. give Republicans their power and they would fight to the death to keep them. I only named these two items as reasons why the results of our elections do not reflect the will of the people and why non-voters don't take our electoral process seriously.
I'm with you on #1 Dale. We need to fight that. But changing #2 is a pipe dream. It's fundamental.
The truth is, I don't actually think either gerrymandering or the Electoral College can be eliminated, especially because they both enable minority rule. Nobody really likes Republican policy; half of us hate "the other" and Republicans cater to that hatred. But gerrymandering and the E.C. give Republicans their power and they would fight to the death to keep them. I only named these two items as reasons why the results of our elections do not reflect the will of the people and why non-voters don't take our electoral process seriously.