Persuasive Speech On Republican Convention

The McGovern-Fraser Commission changed the presidential primary system by writing new rules to make the Democratic Party conventions more open to input from the public as well as representative. By doing so, the public and party leaders could no longer “handpick” the convention delegates virtually in secret and the delegate selection process was required to be open for anyone to participate.

One alternative voting procedure that will alleviate the lack of voter participation is proportional representation (PR). Through the implementation of a PR system, the voice of more American voters can be heard-and a more representative government created. The exorbitant amount of wasted votes that exist under today's system will be greatly reduced. The lower threshold of votes needed to elect a candidate under PR will allow smaller groups to elect representative officials more in tune with their political philosophy without the having to constitute the majority of the voting body. This also translates into the vote of each person carrying a greater weight, thus giving that person more of an incentive to become involved in the political process. By providing a greater number of people voting incentives, paired with the increased likelihood that third-party candidates can be voted in, PR insures a more representative government that will better serve the American people.

In the “Redrawing the Electoral Map: Reforming The Electoral College With the District-Popular Plan,” Craig J. Herbst discusses the reformation of the Electoral College, using a different method for elections, and the U.S. Constitution. The author argues that District-Popular Plan method is better for the nation because if it is used candidates will have put more effort into developing strategies for the popular vote, and people would be more knowledgeable about politics with those developments. Herbst notes that District-Popular Plan can help groups of people who are disadvantaged and underrepresented. He also states that the only and the best way to do this to have a constitutional amendment which is so hard to pass. Ultimately, he concludes the article with explaining the benefits of having the District-Popular Plan. Craig J. Herbst’s article was published in Hofstra Law Review which is and academic and credible source because it is peer-reviewed by experts on the issue. The purpose of this source is to inform people about the Electoral College and the U.S Constitution, and an alternative way for the Electoral College. I will use this source to get more information

According to fairvote.org there are many great proposals for a new system of electing the President. Direct election with instant runoff voting allows voters to pick and choose their favorite candidates rather than choosing only one candidate. Then when the votes are counted the candidate with the most votes gets elected, but if that is not the case the candidate with the lowest number of votes becomes eliminated and you simply repeat the process until a candidate receives a majority of votes. Another avenue is to proportionate the allocation of electoral votes. This system would split each states electoral votes to match each candidates popular vote percentages. For example, this method would give a candidate with 30 percent of the popular vote to receive 30 percent of the electoral votes from that state instead of zero. On the other hand, this method has its downfall because we would not know how to allocate electors proportionally. Many believe such problem can be resolved by increasing the number of electoral votes to the number needed in order to reduce margin of error while others suggest rounding to whole votes. In the end an elector cannot represent multiple candidates and in the end mistakes are a high probability of making a mistake and essentially every vote will not count equally. A direct vote with plurality rule would abolish the Electoral College, but in order for this system to work it must be combined with the instant runoff proposal otherwise it would only compliment one-half. Additionally, the congressional district method is intended to divide the electoral votes by district giving each district one vote and placing the other two votes toward the statewide popular vote winner. In essence thought this system would not fix the disproportional aspects about the Electoral College because it simply uses districts to identify each elector and people would become discouraged as most

I believe the electoral college should be reformed because it favors the states with the most electoral which means that the individual votes don’t really count in this day and age we are very well informed and educated voters unlike the ones in the founding Father’s Day. The type of reform I support is the Direct Election with Instant Runoff Voting, my reason for this chose is because it would “save time and money while also ending the spoiler dynamic of the third party and independent candidates and consistently produce a majority nationwide

The topic that I chose as one of the major problems in the United States, is gerrymandering. With gerrymandering being a factor that contributes to obtaining votes from both extremes of the political spectrum, allows the political candidates to not engage in competition against their opponent. This is due to the political candidate already having guaranteed those votes from because the political party through gerrymandering, has manipulated the boundaries that could concentrate certain groups (political, ethnic, religion, race, beliefs), creating a guaranteed state that will mainly vote for their political party candidate or a safe-zone. These safe-zones were divided between coasts and urban areas (Democratic states) and between the coasts, rural areas and suburbs (Republican states). Within these different boundaries, the political candidates had specific targets that they needed to make their points across. For the democrats, they targeted younger people, women, minorities, and non-religious because most likely they would support the democratic

in a state senatorial district. Nonetheless, two or more State Senatorial District Conventions will be held if a county is positioned in two or more state senatorial districts (“2016 Republican”). The County Convention chooses permanent officers, adopts Convention rules, permits and advances resolutions to the State Convention Level and selects delegates and alternates to the next level Convention (“POLITICAL PARTY”). The amount of delegates and alternates assigned to this convention is also depends on the number of votes found in the previous gubernatorial

The Republican Party has continued to distance itself from the median voter more and more each year. Policies are being driven further to the right and left on both sides, a result of fierce partisan politics, to a degree that may keep independent and moderate voters stuck in their middle ground. In order for the Republican Party to appeal to a new age of republican voters, they must appeal to the nature of the voters while staying true to their mission of small government and conservative ideals. To do this, issues in domestic and economic policy specifically must be addressed thoroughly and provided with the best solution available.

The main Idea of the matter, is that the people need a better system to which to elect the president. What I am seeking is that our congressmen change the system, to better fit the time that we live in now. Where so many civil moments have occurred to give us more rights and privileges than ever before. These are just some of the reasons why I believe that the electoral college is outdated and should be changed, or done away with completely.

This would modify the structure of the American government, and slightly modify the 12th amendment. The way the amendment would do this can be done in several ways, but the most simple way is to have a direct nationwide vote. This means the president and vice president would be elected similarly to the way a senator or representative would be elected, but on a larger scale. They would need to have a majority of the votes, or 51 percent or higher. If there was a tie in the race, the presidency would be chosen the same way it has been in the past.3 The president would be elected by the House of Representatives from one of the candidates in the race. In short, the basis of the proposed amendment is to switch from the Electoral College, to a nationwide, majority rules, voting

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One proposed change from Electoral College is the National Popular Vote. According to Gregg (2011),

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For example, using a leftover coffee can for loose nails or screws, or even washing and reusing a plastic zip-loc bag instead of throwing it in the garbage. Thrift shopping is a way of reusing someone else’s unwanted goods. As I spoke about in an earlier speech about thrifting, I included many locations and ways to thrift, also the benefits to the shopper and the donator. One place in particular was shopping at the local boys and girls club. I personally shop there, keeping my eyes open for a good deal. For example, the pair of jeans that I am wearing today was purchased from this store just a few months ago. I paid only $8.00 for this pair of Lucky Jeans and according to buckle.com, a retailer for lucky jeans the retail price is $99.00 that is a savings to me of $91.00.I am not the type to worry about name brands, but quality usually does cost more. If I can get a quality pair of jeans at a fraction on the price, I am glad to shop at the thrift store. I am thankful to the person that made the donation of the lucky jeans and they can benefit from that donation. According to the IRS webpage, IRS. Gov it explains that an individual can donate items like clothing, household furniture and furnishings, a car or boat, even taxidermy. The donations are appraised, by the donator, and recorded. At the time of filing taxes if the donation equals at least $500 for the year, the donator may take advantage of the

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