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32b130af9402	728DD08A8342	The electoral votes need to be removed because it causes problems in elections which makes any side able to win even though they don't have more individual votes.	Claim	Effective
74db0d9e0369	728DD08A8342	Another example is "Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast on him." (qoute from sorce 3) . Study shows that 60% of voters would prefer a direct election rather then what they have now.	Evidence	Effective
13785eccc26c	728DD08A8342	On the other hand having the electoral votes may not be such a bad thing. The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. The Electoral College also restore some of the weight in the political balance that large states.	Counterclaim	Effective
654a36446d68	728DD08A8342	If you elect a good representive that you belive, and trust that will vote to your liking. Someone that would not turn his back on the will of the people then it would not be that bad. The process they go throught maybe difficult and hard to understand. So it could be a good thing they take the hard work off our backs and do it for us to save us the time and hardwork. The Electoral Colleges requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal rather then a single region appeal.	Evidence	Effective
78c327327019	728DD08A8342	To conclude I belive that my state senator should remove the electoral colleges. To change the election by popular vote for the president of the United States. For the fact that voters vote not for the president but for a slate of electors. Who can always defy the will of the people. It should also be removed because its simply unfair to the voters. There votes may or may not be counted or may vote for the wrong person or oppsite party. The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational.	Concluding Statement	Effective
5c23b6a6e573	72B22E89D0EE	community service is a great way to interact with the community and let them know that the school cares about their community as well.	Lead	Adequate
105cd4caabf3	72B22E89D0EE	I know us children tend to be lazy at times, but we should be more active in community service and these are the reasons why.	Position	Adequate
2d5b92eb3cb2	72B22E89D0EE	One reason students like I and others should be required to perform community service is because right now in this economy its very hard for people to make ends meet for their family and themselves.	Claim	Effective
71d7cb5dd369	72B22E89D0EE	People are becoming homeless, going days without eating, nearly starving, wearing the same clothes everyday and they cant do nothing about it because there are no jobs that they can take. People are being laid-off from their jobs which are leading to those events. If we have community service we will be able to make sure they don't go to bed with their bellies empty, we could make sure that they have a roof over their heads at night, and give them clean clothes to keep. This can really touch peoples hearts and if you were in the same position you would want somebody to do the same thing.	Evidence	Effective
3680818c546d	72B22E89D0EE	Another reason students like I and others should be required to perform community service is because we need to clean up our community.	Claim	Effective
271a95b16a4a	72B22E89D0EE	Its like now of day people just litter and like nothing happened. In my mind i want to scream out " do you know you are killing the earth"?. So it would be a good thing to clean up our neighborhood because we live here too, along we the people who litter. People also Vandalize property out on the street that don't belong to them. We should go around cleaning up walls with spray paint remover because nobody wants to walk around and see that. It remind you that you can even have nothing without it getting messed up and at times make u feel unsafe.	Evidence	Effective
ed4eda3e5d38	72B22E89D0EE	People really don't care about community service because they feel like it really doesn't effect them	Counterclaim	Adequate
acd422dd2ecb	72B22E89D0EE	but at the end of the day it does, you line in the same community where you have to live as well, so you might as well take care of it too.	Rebuttal	Adequate
532990173d58	72B22E89D0EE	It can leave memorable moments in someone slife	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
669a31657a97	72C11495DA32	I have a idea for the community service for students. I am speaking on behalf of 93 % of the students as well, or close to that percentage. You may not agree with this ideas but all I ask of you is to hear me out and give them a chance. I am we can come to a agreement for the students.	Lead	Adequate
7d12555cda43	72C11495DA32	I think we should have the students only have to do community service two or three times a week	Position	Adequate
f7349209d18f	72C11495DA32	For two or three weeks until the next groups does there service. Each group should have five or six students in it and they will do certain things together.	Claim	Adequate
83ea055ce346	72C11495DA32	Once there weeks are up a next group comes in and this cycle wont repeat until a 2 months later. So I am asking we skip one month of community service. so we go a month skip a month then go a month and skip a month and so on.	Evidence	Adequate
2b3026592687	72C11495DA32	I know this idea will go well with many students. Plus the service they do will get over before to late so they can get home and do any home work and any of there own things	Evidence	Adequate
b8768d60ef5f	72C11495DA32	Please try and give this idea a chance Principal.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
9c6d823f4077	72D8B5600A8F	i don't agree with having a high grade ''B'' to be able to play sports, because many people like playing sports like me and well i don't think its far.	Position	Adequate
7f78c485c247	72D8B5600A8F	Well yeah it might help them pass there classes but still.	Counterclaim	Adequate
a05be61ad74c	72D8B5600A8F	for some people its really hard and well what's wrong with a ''C'' its still passing.	Rebuttal	Adequate
88ae935dc645	72D8B5600A8F	I also think that if you want them to have a ''B'' to be passing i don't think you'll have any people playing for your school.	Claim	Adequate
790d423164fd	72D8B5600A8F	I don't know what to tell you i just know that's not a cool thing to us we love playing sports and love joining into clubs but if that's going to be your new rule well that's kinda not cool	Evidence	Ineffective
6cb4b7033b22	72D8B5600A8F	. But you know what principal at the same time you have a point because if we really care about our grades and about playing sports i think that's a okay thing to do because it would really help some people and we will be improving a lot well them after sports are over some people might have really grades.	Counterclaim	Adequate
f7638dfa95f1	72D8B5600A8F	Think about the people that have really hard trouble(like me) and they love playing sports but they just cant play because its really hard for them to keep there grades up, well to a ''B''	Evidence	Adequate
eb63159f662b	72E8EFB1A713	There are many things that could go wrong with the way we the United states are voting now which is why we should use election by popular vote.	Position	Adequate
c8d9cc1d098d	72E8EFB1A713	The canidate wouldn't have to worry about losing even though he won the popular vote,	Claim	Effective
23c56a73d05e	72E8EFB1A713	it would be less likely to get a tie	Claim	Effective
f96ef5fbcf51	72E8EFB1A713	the canidate would have to campain in every state because there wouldn't be a winner-takes-all situation.	Claim	Effective
a963e09e5016	72E8EFB1A713	Most importantly the canidate wouldn't have to worry about losing even though they received the popular vote	Claim	Effective
9696911fc6f0	72E8EFB1A713	The reprsentative electors have the final say in who is elected because they are the ones that put in the votes. An example of this is Al Gore back in 2000. According to some polls Al Gore lost the election thanks to the electoral college because he won the popular vote but still lost the election. Al Gore had recieved more individual votes than George W. Bush but still lost. Geoerge W. Bush had 271 electoral votes to Al Gore's 266. However, this is not the last time this will happen and voters can expect to see it happen again in the future were the popular vote winner loses the presidency.	Evidence	Effective
bf43d6f4130d	72E8EFB1A713	Not only can they win the popular vote but still lose the presidency, they also risk the event of a tie were the vote would then go to the House of Representatives.	Claim	Effective
1930ee6551ec	72E8EFB1A713	In the event of a tie meaning that each canidate got an equal number of votes from the electors the House of Representatives would have the oppurtunity to vote for the president. This is not a fair system in any way because that would mean the representative for Wyoming who is only representing 500,000 thousand people would have as much say as a representative from California who is there representing 35 million voters! There has been many close incidents of a tie so it is possible for this to happen. In 1968 a shift of 41,971 votes would have put the election in a tie. In 1976, id 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 in Hawaii would have voted the other way then the race for presidency would have gone into the hands of the House.	Evidence	Effective
cc23472ca666	72E8EFB1A713	Furthermore the canidates would have to campaign in every state because there wouldn't be winner-takes-all which means the winner of the electoral votes gets all the votes within that state even if some of the residents did not vote for that party	Claim	Effective
803f9ee30f76	72E8EFB1A713	The canidates would have to campaign in every state rather than just the "swing" states which are people that have not yet decided which way they wanted to vote. the cenidates dont campaign in a state if they know that they have no chance of winning the electoral votes in that state. During the 2000 election a remarkable seventeen states did not see the campaign one time nor did the people in the 25 largest media markets see a campaign ad whether it be on t. v., in the newspaper, or over the radio. If the president was elected by popular vote than every state would be considered a swing state.	Evidence	Effective
5f5ea8ddc713	72E8EFB1A713	In conclusion the President of the United States should be elected by popular vote because a canidate would not have to worry about winning the popular vote but losing the election, the possibility of a tie would decrease, and the canidate would havw to campaign in every state. These are just a few of the many reasons that we should switch over to a popular vote system, plus who wouldnt wan't to have a little more say in who runs our magnificent country.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
5316b31ead7d	72F56A4CC1DE	I am writing this letter to you today to talk to you about Electoral College and election by popular vote. I feel very strongly on this topic as it is something I know I will come in contact with when i have the right to vote in the near future. As we look back to the very day the Constitution was written, it has been a comprise that between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizen that fifve hundred and thirty eight electorshave a meeting for they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress, as stated by the Office of the Federal Register.	Lead	Effective
6a96559497e7	72F56A4CC1DE	I strongly feel that we should change from Electoral College to election by popular vote.	Position	Adequate
e691f1d5352a	72F56A4CC1DE	The reason I am saying this is because, it allows voters to equally vote for their rightful choice of president in that they feel best about having rule over the country.	Claim	Adequate
0cfefacd145c	72F56A4CC1DE	Why is populary voting a better choice may many ask, popular voting is a better choice because it allows voters to have fair chance of having their choice of President, become Presidnt.	Evidence	Ineffective
2fd30506dd32	72F56A4CC1DE	In the eyes of some, one in particular being Richard A. Posner, Electoral College may be good for a few reasons, those reasons being, Certainty of Outcome, Everyone's President, Swing States, Big States, and avoid Run-Off Elections	Counterclaim	Adequate
a68ac0dffc8b	72F56A4CC1DE	but, in the eyes of others, it may seem "Unfair, outdated and irrational." Says Bradford Plumer.	Rebuttal	Adequate
3aafb8337746	72F56A4CC1DE	In some cases, Electoral College may be an easier way to go for, the desired President to get elected but, not exactly the fairest way either. I believe that everyone should have a fair chance at voting and waiting for the out come equally with everyone and thats why I believe be we should change to election by popular vote.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
b0e47e64a5fa	7301B174090E	I believe that a B average would be a good thing to bring into sports.	Position	Adequate
290c98836c11	7301B174090E	it will give them a harder drive to make good grades and do good in school	Claim	Effective
c7bd40898a80	7301B174090E	Then again some of the teams best players may not be able to make a B average. this will make teams much small and sports not near as exciting or fun for the spectators who watch these games. very many parents my not be happy about their child not being able to play on a team,	Counterclaim	Effective
d02340851aa7	7301B174090E	but school should be more important to these parents who's kids are not achieving a B average.	Rebuttal	Effective
520c6d33ed32	7301B174090E	The main reason why i think students should have to have a B average before being able to play sports is that school is the most important thing in someone's life.	Claim	Adequate
bc8071a06196	7301B174090E	Even if some kids are not making that B if they love e the sport they play enough they will make that b average no matter what. This will make students strive harder in school but also in sports because they know that they are right on the edge of a C average that will also make the strive harder in whatever sport you may play.	Evidence	Adequate
326c5faa89f4	7301B174090E	On the other hand their will be many mad students and parents because that student is not able to play the sport that he or she may love. and also the coaches may get mad too because one of his or her best plays may not be making the grades that he or she needs to make to play this sport.	Counterclaim	Effective
eea48ef130d9	7301B174090E	This would probably only happen for a couple of years or sport seasons but after awhile everything would be back to normal and it would be just like anything else in the world and people would begin to grow to the B average rule that the principle has.	Rebuttal	Effective
b96252d74666	7301B174090E	I think in the end that this would be a good thing because it would make students want to try harder in school if they really like a sport and wanted to bring their grade up to be able to play this sport. Then again i think every school should have to have this rule because it would be unfair to one team if the other team did not have the players they wanted because of this rule. I think you could take this rule and put it into school systems and see improvement all over the state then maybe all over the country. So yes i think that even though it would cause a lot of trouble it would be a good thing to raise grades all over the country.	Concluding Statement	Effective
37f0a14d8220	731D759856F0	I think that yes, our school should participate in community service such as picking up litter and helping out elders and elementary children.	Position	Adequate
9a967fa9dec8	731D759856F0	I think in this society now a days children and others need to take a little more of responsibility and also it will make a change in our society	Claim	Adequate
f4c48c7729e0	731D759856F0	Imagine if ,for example us kids and adults helped out elementary children, such as being a tutor, kids would get better grades on the star testing and SAT's.	Evidence	Adequate
67371fd35f25	731D759856F0	Another reason would be it would help out with discipline	Claim	Adequate
3d2f17976ecd	731D759856F0	A lot of children need to understand the meaning of discipline, self control, and respect. If we as kids started helping elementary children with school, not only grades but etiquette and respect, people in general would be nicer and maybe at our schools now a days their wouldn't be as many bullies.	Evidence	Adequate
7302343e5f94	731D759856F0	Also, in the elder department it would also be a big help for children at our scho	Claim	Adequate
fc53a4c0af85	731D759856F0	The reason being is that it would help us, once again be respectful and understand that in life, you get old, and sometimes gaining age could effect your memory or even, take over how your body works. We could also learn to live life to the fullest and stop caring about who has the new phone or purse exc.	Evidence	Adequate
31287b29f8fb	731D759856F0	Lastly, having community service could get us ready to have a stable job and understand the responsibility of it when we have one	Claim	Ineffective
44b05317d934	731D759856F0	ho wants to get fired on the first day right?	Evidence	Ineffective
872d325110c2	731D759856F0	community service it will help us children with responsibility, respect, and discipline.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
bc064b2fa558	732394E7D26E	Driverless cars are no longer just a facination of the human mind. In todays world, more and more people are funding and creating automomous vehicles. The advancements in technology and human understanding have come together to soon bring us the driverless car. The idea of a car without human assistance is ghostly, yet very interesting.	Lead	Adequate
3137de8b99c4	732394E7D26E	I believe that human driven cars will soon be a thing of the past, and that the development of these new vehicles will be the new normal.	Position	Effective
b7eab60c4859	732394E7D26E	Vehicles without human drivers is the next big thing in society.	Claim	Effective
06661a7aad6d	732394E7D26E	Already, automakers have created cars that need human assistance when in dangerous situations. These vehicles will provide saftey, comfort, and cleanliness to a world that needs it. Everyone's main goal is to stay safe when they are on the road. With these new vehicles, no one will have to worry about all of the dangers presented today. The cars will brake, accelerate and drive wherever the driver desires. Without all of the stress of long trips, people will be able to rest and be alert for whatever is thrown their way. No one will have to intervene unless absolutely necessary.	Evidence	Adequate
f7bed3fcf737	732394E7D26E	Many car companies and other organizations have decided to fund a driverless car.	Claim	Effective
9d79b344f74e	732394E7D26E	I beieve that it is the right thing to do, and that all will benefit from the experience. At some point, many will realize that computers are smarter than humans in many ways. Even though many think that the computers will have internal failure and create issues, I do not think that is the case. Companies involved in this new technology will test the product far before the release of any of their final product. The last thing they want is to have a disaster of driverless car failure. The fact that people support these ideas rather than oppose them shows that the majority of the population will want these vehicles on the street. The advancements that are currently being made and the support of the public make a point. Completely driverless cars will be here soon, and it is only a matter of time before everyone is introduced.	Evidence	Effective
48a117404db4	732394E7D26E	Autonomous cars are soon to be here, and soon everyone will recognize the new technology rolling around the streets. The acknowlegement of this accomplishment is astounding to all that try to understand it. This is the new normal, and it is sure to go on for years to come. Everyone will want to see a car that no one has to drive. This is how far technology and understanding has gotten people. Never in anyone's wildest dreams did they think of a car without a human behind the wheel. Now, people do not have to try to believe it. They are going to have to accept and understand that it is happening	Concluding Statement	Effective
826be8ca6a6e	733DB414740E	I think that students should be required to do community service.	Position	Adequate
d1420c6fae36	733DB414740E	So that instead of students always doing things for themselves they should do something for someone else for a change.	Claim	Adequate
17779f6f499a	733DB414740E	will say this to all the students. Why stay in the house all day playing video games, doing nothing, just watching television? When you could be helping someone in need or help the environment get healthy One way you can help your community is by planting a tree, giving food to the homeless, volunteering at an animal shelter or a homeless shelter.	Evidence	Adequate
7eb587464c6f	733DB414740E	You maybe want to change your life	Counterclaim	Adequate
001d74a4af6c	733DB414740E	help someone change theirs. How would you feel if you really needed help or wanted to make a change but no one will help you and no one will support you in any way what so ever, what do you think will happen to you if your homeless or don't have enough oxygen because you never tried to plant a tree not a day in your life?	Rebuttal	Adequate
7d49fd4a2647	733DB414740E	Don't think for a second that there isn't a person animal or plant the doesn't need your help!	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
76d11d1fe992	735346F7F34E	Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend class from home by way of online or video conferencing. Doing so, it would make it more easier on the schools behave because then they do not have to worry about the transportation. Also the schools will not have to worry about anything could going wrong while trying to pick up the student. Others may say that students that live in far distance may have a better chance at doing it and also would probably have a better pathway for the rest of there school years. Although some may believe that " students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home"	Lead	Adequate
1e0ef48560f5	735346F7F34E	it should be known that students would not benefit from attending classes at home because of many great reasoning.	Position	Adequate
c578d2a31aee	735346F7F34E	Students would not benefit more from being able to attending classes from home because the would not have Hands On Learning	Claim	Adequate
8b5bbfd53154	735346F7F34E	By the students getting hands on learning they would have a way better chance if understanding and remembering what they have learn threw out the whole day. Students would not also benefit from being able to attending classes from home because the students not getting commutation. If the student do not know how to do something they would depend on the teacher help to see it visually and get it broken down to them step by step hence the video call can do the same but do the student really understand it on video or understand it more in person because the teacher can get know the student and understand there problems and then figure out a way to make it more better for the student the are teaching. Students would also not benefit more from being able to attending classes from home because by the student receiving a more educational resource. Education Resource consist: field trips, experiments, and group effort which the individual will not receive if they are taking a distance learning. Additionally, Distance learning would take all the fun and all the other benefits the students would want to receive for example: clubs, sports, and extra help on the class they need help on.	Evidence	Adequate
f9c2ee7f1f23	735346F7F34E	Others may still say that some students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because its better for the students needs. Some students doesn't even probably are more comfortable being in a public environment anyways so they find it best to stay home.	Counterclaim	Adequate
a23fe5e638ec	735346F7F34E	Students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because the students could gain success off of it doing their talent in their own shape, way, and form without any judgment from anybody. The student would gain more success from it by it being done at there own pace and by it being done at there own pace they can be able to have a better chance at remember everything they need to know by there future. Students would also benefit from attending class from being able to attend classes from home because there would be any drama. The student that have to do the online classes would have avoid or be in trouble at all through how long the choice to take the online classes from home. Additionally, Distance learning in this category would take all the problems away for people that does not want nor need it.	Evidence	Adequate
25024d4cda2d	735346F7F34E	Even though some may believe that "students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home"	Counterclaim	Ineffective
70369a268a79	735346F7F34E	it should be known that student would not benefit from attending classes at home.	Rebuttal	Ineffective
98187567ac0c	735346F7F34E	Therefore the students should not be able to attend classes from home because student would take it seriously and probably stop doing it during the year. Some student should also not do the attend classes from home because will need the hands on learning and the after school time to do the make up that they had deciede to leave undone. Student should also not also take the online offer because of the fact that they are going to need the commucation. Some students would probably also need the visual learning and will need a teacher to talk to the while the try to do it, the step by step process. In conclusion is not for every student in learning purpose.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
98e8a0786347	7361AA14D6EE	Today I would like to point out why we should keep with the program Electoral College.	Position	Adequate
b08e093887ce	7361AA14D6EE	In the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qulified citizens	Evidence	Adequate
844447facd77	7361AA14D6EE	," as stated in the articel What is the Electoral College? by The Office of Federal Register . Which makes the Electoral a great part of doing the highst or popular vote of President. Not only that but" each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. " which helps them amd still be equal enough to the other runing President. In the article The Indefensible Electoral Colloege: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong it says in the bottem of the fist paragraph " This year voters can expect another close election in which popular vote winner could again lose the presidency. And yet, the electoral college still has its defenders. " which is saying that most Americans prefre to have this electoral college for popular votes.	Evidence	Ineffective
01b5f4d6837f	7361AA14D6EE	Reading in the article In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President they point out the " when you vote for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors....but each part selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the part's nominee (and that trust is rarely betrayed)	Evidence	Adequate
924fd0841126	7361AA14D6EE	" to repeat that trust is rarely betrayed so that means the Electoral College is something you can count on. "	Claim	Adequate
039125f4191e	7361AA14D6EE	The Electoral college restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution...	Claim	Adequate
f405f612635d	7361AA14D6EE	" balancing the large states will help more knowing that Electoral College is to do the job. The Electoral College help avoid run off- elections in the same article it explains an example of what will happen if Electoral College is no there. " Nixon in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 both had only 43 percent plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the Electoral College...there is pressure for run-off elections when no canidate wins a majority of the votes cast; that pressure, which would greatly complicate the presidential election process, is recued by the Electoral College,...	Evidence	Adequate
3dd4c045397c	7361AA14D6EE	Keeping the system Electoral College is a great system that needs to stay. State Senator it would be caotic if the system didnt exist. Keeping the system have and still will solve some of outr voting problems.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
f0884e492eef	7388CA48B5E1	The goverment uses a system of elctoral votes well i dont think we should during the presidential election	Position	Adequate
eb54ea2175f7	7388CA48B5E1	we shouldnt have an electoral vote because as always there would be a close election and the person with the popular vote can somtimes lose the presidency	Claim	Adequate
aca67ff30946	7388CA48B5E1	and yet the electoral college still has its deffenders what gives".	Counterclaim	Ineffective
0e545fd820a5	7388CA48B5E1	The bad thing is knowyone really votes for the president with an electoral college	Rebuttal	Adequate
ed6e435d7df0	7388CA48B5E1	depending on what state you live in you"ll have a certain amount of demacrat for the person an a certain amount of republican and depending on who you chose theyll get those 34 votes why is that fair.	Evidence	Adequate
d1355c8c0682	7388CA48B5E1	Electoral colleges can really mess things up because when you vote you vote for somyone who wouldnt even be in the public office	Claim	Adequate

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The electoral votes need to be removed because it causes problems in elections which makes any side able to win even though they don't have more individual votes.

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Another example is "Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast on him." (qoute from sorce 3) . Study shows that 60% of voters would prefer a direct election rather then what they have now.

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On the other hand having the electoral votes may not be such a bad thing. The Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. The Electoral College also restore some of the weight in the political balance that large states.

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If you elect a good representive that you belive, and trust that will vote to your liking. Someone that would not turn his back on the will of the people then it would not be that bad. The process they go throught maybe difficult and hard to understand. So it could be a good thing they take the hard work off our backs and do it for us to save us the time and hardwork. The Electoral Colleges requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal rather then a single region appeal.

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To conclude I belive that my state senator should remove the electoral colleges. To change the election by popular vote for the president of the United States. For the fact that voters vote not for the president but for a slate of electors. Who can always defy the will of the people. It should also be removed because its simply unfair to the voters. There votes may or may not be counted or may vote for the wrong person or oppsite party. The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational.

Concluding Statement

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community service is a great way to interact with the community and let them know that the school cares about their community as well.

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I know us children tend to be lazy at times, but we should be more active in community service and these are the reasons why.

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One reason students like I and others should be required to perform community service is because right now in this economy its very hard for people to make ends meet for their family and themselves.

Claim

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People are becoming homeless, going days without eating, nearly starving, wearing the same clothes everyday and they cant do nothing about it because there are no jobs that they can take. People are being laid-off from their jobs which are leading to those events. If we have community service we will be able to make sure they don't go to bed with their bellies empty, we could make sure that they have a roof over their heads at night, and give them clean clothes to keep. This can really touch peoples hearts and if you were in the same position you would want somebody to do the same thing.

Evidence

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Another reason students like I and others should be required to perform community service is because we need to clean up our community.

Claim

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Its like now of day people just litter and like nothing happened. In my mind i want to scream out " do you know you are killing the earth"?. So it would be a good thing to clean up our neighborhood because we live here too, along we the people who litter. People also Vandalize property out on the street that don't belong to them. We should go around cleaning up walls with spray paint remover because nobody wants to walk around and see that. It remind you that you can even have nothing without it getting messed up and at times make u feel unsafe.

Evidence

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People really don't care about community service because they feel like it really doesn't effect them

Counterclaim

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but at the end of the day it does, you line in the same community where you have to live as well, so you might as well take care of it too.

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It can leave memorable moments in someone slife

Concluding Statement

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I have a idea for the community service for students. I am speaking on behalf of 93 % of the students as well, or close to that percentage. You may not agree with this ideas but all I ask of you is to hear me out and give them a chance. I am we can come to a agreement for the students.

Lead

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I think we should have the students only have to do community service two or three times a week

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For two or three weeks until the next groups does there service. Each group should have five or six students in it and they will do certain things together.

Claim

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Once there weeks are up a next group comes in and this cycle wont repeat until a 2 months later. So I am asking we skip one month of community service. so we go a month skip a month then go a month and skip a month and so on.

Evidence

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I know this idea will go well with many students. Plus the service they do will get over before to late so they can get home and do any home work and any of there own things

Evidence

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Please try and give this idea a chance Principal.

Concluding Statement

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i don't agree with having a high grade ''B'' to be able to play sports, because many people like playing sports like me and well i don't think its far.

Position

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Well yeah it might help them pass there classes but still.

Counterclaim

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for some people its really hard and well what's wrong with a ''C'' its still passing.

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I also think that if you want them to have a ''B'' to be passing i don't think you'll have any people playing for your school.

Claim

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I don't know what to tell you i just know that's not a cool thing to us we love playing sports and love joining into clubs but if that's going to be your new rule well that's kinda not cool

Evidence

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. But you know what principal at the same time you have a point because if we really care about our grades and about playing sports i think that's a okay thing to do because it would really help some people and we will be improving a lot well them after sports are over some people might have really grades.

Counterclaim

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Think about the people that have really hard trouble(like me) and they love playing sports but they just cant play because its really hard for them to keep there grades up, well to a ''B''

Evidence

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There are many things that could go wrong with the way we the United states are voting now which is why we should use election by popular vote.

Position

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The canidate wouldn't have to worry about losing even though he won the popular vote,

Claim

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it would be less likely to get a tie

Claim

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the canidate would have to campain in every state because there wouldn't be a winner-takes-all situation.

Claim

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Most importantly the canidate wouldn't have to worry about losing even though they received the popular vote

Claim

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The reprsentative electors have the final say in who is elected because they are the ones that put in the votes. An example of this is Al Gore back in 2000. According to some polls Al Gore lost the election thanks to the electoral college because he won the popular vote but still lost the election. Al Gore had recieved more individual votes than George W. Bush but still lost. Geoerge W. Bush had 271 electoral votes to Al Gore's 266. However, this is not the last time this will happen and voters can expect to see it happen again in the future were the popular vote winner loses the presidency.

Evidence

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Not only can they win the popular vote but still lose the presidency, they also risk the event of a tie were the vote would then go to the House of Representatives.

Claim

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In the event of a tie meaning that each canidate got an equal number of votes from the electors the House of Representatives would have the oppurtunity to vote for the president. This is not a fair system in any way because that would mean the representative for Wyoming who is only representing 500,000 thousand people would have as much say as a representative from California who is there representing 35 million voters! There has been many close incidents of a tie so it is possible for this to happen. In 1968 a shift of 41,971 votes would have put the election in a tie. In 1976, id 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 in Hawaii would have voted the other way then the race for presidency would have gone into the hands of the House.

Evidence

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Furthermore the canidates would have to campaign in every state because there wouldn't be winner-takes-all which means the winner of the electoral votes gets all the votes within that state even if some of the residents did not vote for that party

Claim

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The canidates would have to campaign in every state rather than just the "swing" states which are people that have not yet decided which way they wanted to vote. the cenidates dont campaign in a state if they know that they have no chance of winning the electoral votes in that state. During the 2000 election a remarkable seventeen states did not see the campaign one time nor did the people in the 25 largest media markets see a campaign ad whether it be on t. v., in the newspaper, or over the radio. If the president was elected by popular vote than every state would be considered a swing state.

Evidence

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In conclusion the President of the United States should be elected by popular vote because a canidate would not have to worry about winning the popular vote but losing the election, the possibility of a tie would decrease, and the canidate would havw to campaign in every state. These are just a few of the many reasons that we should switch over to a popular vote system, plus who wouldnt wan't to have a little more say in who runs our magnificent country.

Concluding Statement

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I am writing this letter to you today to talk to you about Electoral College and election by popular vote. I feel very strongly on this topic as it is something I know I will come in contact with when i have the right to vote in the near future. As we look back to the very day the Constitution was written, it has been a comprise that between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizen that fifve hundred and thirty eight electorshave a meeting for they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress, as stated by the Office of the Federal Register.

Lead

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I strongly feel that we should change from Electoral College to election by popular vote.

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The reason I am saying this is because, it allows voters to equally vote for their rightful choice of president in that they feel best about having rule over the country.

Claim

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Why is populary voting a better choice may many ask, popular voting is a better choice because it allows voters to have fair chance of having their choice of President, become Presidnt.

Evidence

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In the eyes of some, one in particular being Richard A. Posner, Electoral College may be good for a few reasons, those reasons being, Certainty of Outcome, Everyone's President, Swing States, Big States, and avoid Run-Off Elections

Counterclaim

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but, in the eyes of others, it may seem "Unfair, outdated and irrational." Says Bradford Plumer.

Rebuttal

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In some cases, Electoral College may be an easier way to go for, the desired President to get elected but, not exactly the fairest way either. I believe that everyone should have a fair chance at voting and waiting for the out come equally with everyone and thats why I believe be we should change to election by popular vote.

Concluding Statement

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I believe that a B average would be a good thing to bring into sports.

Position

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it will give them a harder drive to make good grades and do good in school

Claim

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Then again some of the teams best players may not be able to make a B average. this will make teams much small and sports not near as exciting or fun for the spectators who watch these games. very many parents my not be happy about their child not being able to play on a team,

Counterclaim

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but school should be more important to these parents who's kids are not achieving a B average.

Rebuttal

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The main reason why i think students should have to have a B average before being able to play sports is that school is the most important thing in someone's life.

Claim

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Even if some kids are not making that B if they love e the sport they play enough they will make that b average no matter what. This will make students strive harder in school but also in sports because they know that they are right on the edge of a C average that will also make the strive harder in whatever sport you may play.

Evidence

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On the other hand their will be many mad students and parents because that student is not able to play the sport that he or she may love. and also the coaches may get mad too because one of his or her best plays may not be making the grades that he or she needs to make to play this sport.

Counterclaim

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This would probably only happen for a couple of years or sport seasons but after awhile everything would be back to normal and it would be just like anything else in the world and people would begin to grow to the B average rule that the principle has.

Rebuttal

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I think in the end that this would be a good thing because it would make students want to try harder in school if they really like a sport and wanted to bring their grade up to be able to play this sport. Then again i think every school should have to have this rule because it would be unfair to one team if the other team did not have the players they wanted because of this rule. I think you could take this rule and put it into school systems and see improvement all over the state then maybe all over the country. So yes i think that even though it would cause a lot of trouble it would be a good thing to raise grades all over the country.

Concluding Statement

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I think that yes, our school should participate in community service such as picking up litter and helping out elders and elementary children.

Position

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I think in this society now a days children and others need to take a little more of responsibility and also it will make a change in our society

Claim

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Imagine if ,for example us kids and adults helped out elementary children, such as being a tutor, kids would get better grades on the star testing and SAT's.

Evidence

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Another reason would be it would help out with discipline

Claim

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A lot of children need to understand the meaning of discipline, self control, and respect. If we as kids started helping elementary children with school, not only grades but etiquette and respect, people in general would be nicer and maybe at our schools now a days their wouldn't be as many bullies.

Evidence

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Also, in the elder department it would also be a big help for children at our scho

Claim

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The reason being is that it would help us, once again be respectful and understand that in life, you get old, and sometimes gaining age could effect your memory or even, take over how your body works. We could also learn to live life to the fullest and stop caring about who has the new phone or purse exc.

Evidence

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Lastly, having community service could get us ready to have a stable job and understand the responsibility of it when we have one

Claim

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ho wants to get fired on the first day right?

Evidence

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community service it will help us children with responsibility, respect, and discipline.

Concluding Statement

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Driverless cars are no longer just a facination of the human mind. In todays world, more and more people are funding and creating automomous vehicles. The advancements in technology and human understanding have come together to soon bring us the driverless car. The idea of a car without human assistance is ghostly, yet very interesting.

Lead

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I believe that human driven cars will soon be a thing of the past, and that the development of these new vehicles will be the new normal.

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Vehicles without human drivers is the next big thing in society.

Claim

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Already, automakers have created cars that need human assistance when in dangerous situations. These vehicles will provide saftey, comfort, and cleanliness to a world that needs it. Everyone's main goal is to stay safe when they are on the road. With these new vehicles, no one will have to worry about all of the dangers presented today. The cars will brake, accelerate and drive wherever the driver desires. Without all of the stress of long trips, people will be able to rest and be alert for whatever is thrown their way. No one will have to intervene unless absolutely necessary.

Evidence

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Many car companies and other organizations have decided to fund a driverless car.

Claim

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I beieve that it is the right thing to do, and that all will benefit from the experience. At some point, many will realize that computers are smarter than humans in many ways. Even though many think that the computers will have internal failure and create issues, I do not think that is the case. Companies involved in this new technology will test the product far before the release of any of their final product. The last thing they want is to have a disaster of driverless car failure. The fact that people support these ideas rather than oppose them shows that the majority of the population will want these vehicles on the street. The advancements that are currently being made and the support of the public make a point. Completely driverless cars will be here soon, and it is only a matter of time before everyone is introduced.

Evidence

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Autonomous cars are soon to be here, and soon everyone will recognize the new technology rolling around the streets. The acknowlegement of this accomplishment is astounding to all that try to understand it. This is the new normal, and it is sure to go on for years to come. Everyone will want to see a car that no one has to drive. This is how far technology and understanding has gotten people. Never in anyone's wildest dreams did they think of a car without a human behind the wheel. Now, people do not have to try to believe it. They are going to have to accept and understand that it is happening

Concluding Statement

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I think that students should be required to do community service.

Position

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So that instead of students always doing things for themselves they should do something for someone else for a change.

Claim

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will say this to all the students. Why stay in the house all day playing video games, doing nothing, just watching television? When you could be helping someone in need or help the environment get healthy One way you can help your community is by planting a tree, giving food to the homeless, volunteering at an animal shelter or a homeless shelter.

Evidence

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You maybe want to change your life

Counterclaim

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help someone change theirs. How would you feel if you really needed help or wanted to make a change but no one will help you and no one will support you in any way what so ever, what do you think will happen to you if your homeless or don't have enough oxygen because you never tried to plant a tree not a day in your life?

Rebuttal

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Don't think for a second that there isn't a person animal or plant the doesn't need your help!

Concluding Statement

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Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend class from home by way of online or video conferencing. Doing so, it would make it more easier on the schools behave because then they do not have to worry about the transportation. Also the schools will not have to worry about anything could going wrong while trying to pick up the student. Others may say that students that live in far distance may have a better chance at doing it and also would probably have a better pathway for the rest of there school years. Although some may believe that " students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home"

Lead

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it should be known that students would not benefit from attending classes at home because of many great reasoning.

Position

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Students would not benefit more from being able to attending classes from home because the would not have Hands On Learning

Claim

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By the students getting hands on learning they would have a way better chance if understanding and remembering what they have learn threw out the whole day. Students would not also benefit from being able to attending classes from home because the students not getting commutation. If the student do not know how to do something they would depend on the teacher help to see it visually and get it broken down to them step by step hence the video call can do the same but do the student really understand it on video or understand it more in person because the teacher can get know the student and understand there problems and then figure out a way to make it more better for the student the are teaching. Students would also not benefit more from being able to attending classes from home because by the student receiving a more educational resource. Education Resource consist: field trips, experiments, and group effort which the individual will not receive if they are taking a distance learning. Additionally, Distance learning would take all the fun and all the other benefits the students would want to receive for example: clubs, sports, and extra help on the class they need help on.

Evidence

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Others may still say that some students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because its better for the students needs. Some students doesn't even probably are more comfortable being in a public environment anyways so they find it best to stay home.

Counterclaim

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Students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home because the students could gain success off of it doing their talent in their own shape, way, and form without any judgment from anybody. The student would gain more success from it by it being done at there own pace and by it being done at there own pace they can be able to have a better chance at remember everything they need to know by there future. Students would also benefit from attending class from being able to attend classes from home because there would be any drama. The student that have to do the online classes would have avoid or be in trouble at all through how long the choice to take the online classes from home. Additionally, Distance learning in this category would take all the problems away for people that does not want nor need it.

Evidence

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Even though some may believe that "students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home"

Counterclaim

Ineffective

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it should be known that student would not benefit from attending classes at home.

Rebuttal

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Therefore the students should not be able to attend classes from home because student would take it seriously and probably stop doing it during the year. Some student should also not do the attend classes from home because will need the hands on learning and the after school time to do the make up that they had deciede to leave undone. Student should also not also take the online offer because of the fact that they are going to need the commucation. Some students would probably also need the visual learning and will need a teacher to talk to the while the try to do it, the step by step process. In conclusion is not for every student in learning purpose.

Concluding Statement

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Today I would like to point out why we should keep with the program Electoral College.

Position

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In the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qulified citizens

Evidence

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," as stated in the articel What is the Electoral College? by The Office of Federal Register . Which makes the Electoral a great part of doing the highst or popular vote of President. Not only that but" each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. " which helps them amd still be equal enough to the other runing President. In the article The Indefensible Electoral Colloege: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong it says in the bottem of the fist paragraph " This year voters can expect another close election in which popular vote winner could again lose the presidency. And yet, the electoral college still has its defenders. " which is saying that most Americans prefre to have this electoral college for popular votes.

Evidence

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Reading in the article In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President they point out the " when you vote for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors....but each part selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the part's nominee (and that trust is rarely betrayed)

Evidence

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" to repeat that trust is rarely betrayed so that means the Electoral College is something you can count on. "

Claim

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The Electoral college restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states (by population) lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution...

Claim

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" balancing the large states will help more knowing that Electoral College is to do the job. The Electoral College help avoid run off- elections in the same article it explains an example of what will happen if Electoral College is no there. " Nixon in 1968 and Clinton in 1992 both had only 43 percent plurality of the popular votes, while winning a majority in the Electoral College...there is pressure for run-off elections when no canidate wins a majority of the votes cast; that pressure, which would greatly complicate the presidential election process, is recued by the Electoral College,...

Evidence

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Keeping the system Electoral College is a great system that needs to stay. State Senator it would be caotic if the system didnt exist. Keeping the system have and still will solve some of outr voting problems.

Concluding Statement

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The goverment uses a system of elctoral votes well i dont think we should during the presidential election

Position

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we shouldnt have an electoral vote because as always there would be a close election and the person with the popular vote can somtimes lose the presidency

Claim

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and yet the electoral college still has its deffenders what gives".

Counterclaim

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The bad thing is knowyone really votes for the president with an electoral college

Rebuttal

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depending on what state you live in you"ll have a certain amount of demacrat for the person an a certain amount of republican and depending on who you chose theyll get those 34 votes why is that fair.

Evidence

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Electoral colleges can really mess things up because when you vote you vote for somyone who wouldnt even be in the public office

Claim

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