Enlightened Democracy

Pick up a newspaper and read about the Electoral College. It is a sure recipe to losing respect for the institution. Media commentators are swift to dismiss the institution as outdated and elitist, an anachronism that should be replaced by a direct popular vote. In recent years, this discontent has found a voice as a well-funded, California-based effort seeks to bypass the constitutional amendment process and effectively eliminate the Electoral College through a series of state laws.& ; & ; Such efforts to eliminate the Electoral College are misguided, and this book shows why. Written in straightforward language, Enlightened Democracy traces the history of the Electoral College from the Constitutional Convention to the present. This second edition of the book is revised and expanded to include a new section about the National Popular Vote legislative effort. After reading this book the case is clear: The Electoral College protects our republic and promotes our liberty. Americans should defend their unique presidential election system at all costs. They will be defending their own freedom.

Tara Ross is a lawyer and a co-author of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State. Her work has been published in numerous venues, including the National Law Journal, USA Today, National Review Online, WeeklyStandard.com, FoxNews.com, and The Washington Times. She obtained her B.A. from Rice University and her J.D. from the University of Taxes School of Law. She is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Review of Law Politics.