Man v Land

       The case for and against the Electoral College boils down to Real estate or People. Now the pro Electoral College (EC) people will scream and holler that its the states that are most important, and in order to make sure that all states have a say in how the country is run. After all, those more sparsely populated states provide more of the food and raw materials we consume, so the argument goes.
       On the other hand, the People contingent say the law calls for One Man, One Vote. The fact that some few states have the most people, yet have a smaller say in governing (per capita ) is unfair.  What it means is that for many people their vote doesn't count. Forget how many counties there are. Suppose there was a state with 300,000 people, do you really think they should have the same representation as a state with 30,000,000 people? Because that's what the Electoral College tries to accomplish. And in doing so, it turns the reins of government over to rural states.
       Our country is made up of people. The Supreme Court gave personhood to corporations, and in order to convince small states to join in the fight for independence the Founding Fathers devised this formula. In effect it gave personhood to the real estate, the land. That was fine then, but now we need a better way. Now we need to recognize the importance of the people. Somehow we need to devise a system that gives all people the same representation whether they live in a small (population) state or a New Jersey, the most densely populated state.
       Idaho and Alaska are examples of very low density. But because of the Electoral College, these low density states get more electoral votes per citizen, than NY, Cal, NJ, and others. The fact that there are many more of these low density states gives them more lopsided votes. We need a compromise between the Electoral College and the One Man, One Vote. Our representatives in Washington have a responsibility to provide fair representation to every citizen. Because we all deserve those rights. That's why we need a Constitutional Convention.