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io’i ? nj*)A The offices in an election where the nation-wide popular vote (your vote) t^tioes not determine the winner are the L!<-President and Vice President of the .onUnited States. The Electoral College -cvilote chooses the winners. ‘iil'i. The Electoral College is the name for “'••a group of electors nominated by -Apolitical parties within the states and t> popularly elected who meet to vote for those two offices, according to Encyclopaedia Americana. The process for 1'Selecting electors varies across the Munation. They are often nominated at their . state party conventions or by the party’s LsJr. lot, fi ...

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central committee, and are selected based on their service and dedication to their political party. Each state gets one elector for each congressional representative and senator it has, plus three additional for Washington D.C. There are 538 electors, which make up the Electoral College. When people cast a vote for the president, they are actually voting for slates of electors that represent each party. Though the nation-wide popular vote has no legal significance in this election, the electoral votes are awarded based on the popular vote in each state. In other words, your vote helps decide which candidate receives your states electoral votes. Then the electors cast

their votes and officially elect the president. C A major criticism of the electoral system is the overrepresenlation of votes in some states. 48 of the 50 states, as well as D.C. award electoral votes on a winner take all basis, no matter how slim the margin for the winner in the popular vote. For example, if the popular vote in a state is split 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent, the candidate with the 50.1 percent will get the entire

number of electoral votes.

As a result, it is possible that the electoral votes could produce a different result than the nation-wide popular vote. The fact that people vote, but the popular vote does not rule is today a

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causes concern amongst the public/ The Electoral College was devised as part of the U.S. Constitution. According to Policy.com the framers of the ConstitutigivpKferred the electoral system to a direct pbpular election because in the 18th century, travel was difficult. Also, there were no national party organizations and they feared many regional candidates would divide the vote. Requiring a candidate to win a majority in the Electoral College was a way of obtaining a national consensus. There have been efforts to change the Electoral College System. To change the electoral vote system would require the passing of a Constitutional amendment.

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Cirtrentjv, th$ mogt^Dnimon method for ratifyinythe'Constitution requires an amendment be proposed by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress and ratified by three-fourths of the slates. According to the National Archives and Records Administration, over 700 proposals have been introduced in Congress over the past 200 years to reform or eliminate the Electoral College - more than any other subject. Public opinion polls also show Americans have favored abolishing it. With all the proposals to change the presidential election process, including allowing a direct election by the people, none have passed in Congress.

produce an 80-minute feature film based on the series, and that SonyColumbia Pictures may distribute

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‘V .* Family Values. There are none, world-renowned entertainment Pimp's” family is a “typical” conglomerate would have anything , |f . (wo parent, apparently middle-class 10 do with this pap at a time when J household. Yet it produces a child the industry was under ferocious who becomes a master pimp. The attack from the public tor its vioJ( j ^nessage is that even middle-class, and sex-laced films and TV

Jo r||.oving parents are decadent, de- sitcoms.

j M( ijjenerate and dysfunctional. Sony-Columbia is a multi-bil- . (f f r . Children. They can be quickly lion dollar global, mega-corpora- ^. ja^id easily corrupted and turned tion that produces CDs, ^jinto disgusting little monsters who playstations, computers, TVs, raf ,‘jjjst for money, sex, and the fast dios, videos, and assorted electronic j. Ajjfe. They will abuse and exploit devices that set industry standards

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^ • Women of color. It reinforces Itsentertainment conglomerate, .- ;r (he ancient stereotype that Black Columbia Pictures, churns out a n women are sexually-loose, flesh- hig array of talk shows, films, day- ^ jjjppts who will instantly dump their time dramas, game shows, clas- ^ f . bodies on anyone who shoves a s ' cs ’ an( l- popular kid s shows. af1 ‘dollar at them. They are eternally In mid-October, representatives dependent on the men (and in this of Black and women’s groups in case, children) who exploit them. Los Angeles immediately re- • African Americans. The usual quested a meeting with the presisuspectsof Black pathology are on dent of Columbia Pictures. They —loathsome display. “Lif Pimp’s" had two goals. The first was to get L; ri ^idekicks are Black pimps and Sony-Columbiatoconfirmordeny -J |f) «iany of the other characters that industry reports that it would disIlf .parade through the series are hus- tribute the series. The second was tiers, gangsters, druggi^^J^hqf, the de ' . b ,pd4toU*Wiaqajures,strive f se,xiiaj and racial stpreoorb 'to ^idij^horrific asthisih, kwpuld i types fn the senes. _ voflPt have senunbled, tp make ap.j (I ,.A we ^ passed. There was no i jissue of the series as long as it was response to the request. A second ^.jponfined toa perverse corner of the request to meet was made. Another ?/ \ Internet, However, that instantly week passed with still no response, ^•.(jghanged when a feature column in The decision was then made to ' Variety Magazine in August re- publicly confront Sony-Columbia. ai,! ported that MediaTrip had cut a Again, the goal is to get the corpoj ;r ^ieal with a production company ration to confirm or deny whether (leaded by a former leading execu- h plans to distribute the series. It - r ji fe ve °1 ^e Disney corporation to w as also to voice disgust and out-

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WHITELAND, Ind. (AP) — State officials closed a child day^rf'Oare center Monday after finding ^’.'•(filthy cortditidns and a lack of adult o'I supervision Of the center's chil-

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The closure of the Rainbow —Rascals Learning Center came .'i ‘about a week after a 2-year-old child enrolled there partially sev- f < ,r £red his finger by getting it caught fin a door. Jtr In closing the center, state officials cited the center’s filthy con-A’-ditions and a lack of supervision of '<,'.the 125 children enrolled there. "There were both safety and •-slhealth concerns. We acted as zy quickly as possible," said Carole Stein, who oversees licensing for

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rage that it would even consider, let alone actually distribute, the series. Sony-Columbia risked a national challenge from children’s, women’s, and Black community groups over the series. Sony-Columbia can’t continue to hide behind a protective wall of silence. It must tell the public what it plans to do with “Lil’ Pimp.” And we must demand that SonyColumbia tell us. Note: The National Alliance for Positive Action and other advocacy groups have launched a national challenge to Sony-Colum-bia. Write, call, fax, or e-mail Sony- * Cblumbia to express outrage over “Li 1’ Pi mp.” Send your feelings to: Peter Schlessel President, Columbia Pictures 10202 W. Washington Blvd. Thalberg Bldg. #3101 Culver City, Ca. 90232 Phone: 310-244-4000 Fax:310-244-0474 Web site: www.spe.sony.com (go to “privacy policy” to find feedback)

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is the president of the National Alliance M E ( mail: [email protected] .••.fit - m ’ !-!o, I

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