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Position on whether the electoral college should be abolished in favor of a direct popular vote or not. Defend your position using two specific arguments and examples to support your claim. Answer:  I am in support or in favor of the electoral college being abolished in favor of a direct popular- one person one vote.  First of all, the amount of monies spent for ads and the lack of visit to the states where candidates deem unimportant results in neglect or even the fact that they are already Democrat or Republican and the individuals have already created a strategy for winning, eliminating certain states or voters.  The voter base in these neglected states become  symbolic or "die-hard" supporters. For example Rob Richie, executive Director of Fair Vote pointed out that certain states never receive a visit from the candidates like in the case of Maryland and also Chicago.  John Samples from the Cato Institute's argument in favor of the electoral college is becau...

 The United States is in a catastrophic situation today. The lack of adequate security while trying to  falsely claiming to be able to provide security for other nations in the international community is disgraceful. When a dangerous animal is cornered one can remember the saying and the end - it will do anything to get out of the corner that it has been backed into. The case of the United States today is a very sad one - it has succumbed to its out ARROGANCE and its wanting to maintain it status as world leader and leader of the "free world". The citizens have resorted to engaging in their own  self rule and leadership and  illicit activities on others shores.   The United States its the only nation so far that one knows which has deliberately placed other citizens of foreign countries in harms way by using the methods that it has used on its citizens.  As can be seen during the cold war era  the various techniques used "covert methods" used by t...

 The United States as a nation is involved in what they consider to be the "so called Leader of the Free World". Being a leader one has to exhibit certain qualities which the United States is not exhibiting at all.  In the international community the United States has resorted to all sorts or tactics which are illicit and illegal to continue to engage in other countries as well as remain relevant. The United States one can say is operating on a "template-like" structure or behavior which cannot be utilized everywhere but insists on engaging and trying to implement or covertly implement its system abroad especially in "Third World or Developing Countries".  The situation should be of grave concern to member states in the international community or even "Nuclear Staes".  The super power states should be concerned of what is going on inside the United States as its domestic policy drives foreign policy.  While past presidents  Bill Clinton is out th...

 With  the countries of Finland and Sweden floating the idea around of creating a NATO sea in the 'Gulf of Finland the stretch of sea between Sweden and Finland to deter Russia, one is left to consider what implications this might have on the international community or other state's behavior. The United Nations which was created to find ways to avert wars upon the suggestion of the United States has an arm which has created the Laws of the Seas Convention which according to UN.org "t o ensure the peaceful, cooperative, legally defined uses of the seas and oceans for the individual and common benefit of humankind." There are some questions of issues which should be considered with respect to forming of the NATO SEA as suggested by the two nations: First, have they taken into consideration how this might affect other nations with similar territory as we consider the conflict between Russia and Ukraine today? Second, based on the laws there is the EEZ - Exclusive Economi...