Is It a Power Station, a School, or What?

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Identifier: JML.MS1133-0175
Barcode: JML.MS1133-0175
Title: Is It a Power Station, a School, or What?
Description: Text of a lecture delivered to the Sphex Club of Lynchburg. Robert Chambliss Light's presentation delves into the history, operation, and controversies surrounding the U.S. Presidential Electoral College. Light articulates the Electoral College's origins from the 1787 Constitutional Convention, emphasizing its design to prevent mob rule and ensure a balanced representation of states in presidential elections. He defends the system as a crucial element of the U.S.'s democratic republic framework, highlighting its benefits in decentralizing elections and containing electoral disputes. Light critiques proposals for its abolition, particularly the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, for potentially undermining state sovereignty and increasing risks of electoral fraud.
Date: 3 October 2019
Creator: Light, R. Chambliss Jr.
topic: SPHEX Club - lectures; Light, R. Chambliss Jr.; Electoral College; National Popular Vote Interstate Compact; Virginia Plan
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Digital Format: pdf
Language: English
Publisher: George M. Jones Library Association
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; George M. Jones Library Association
Rights Holder: Light, R. Chambliss Jr.; George M. Jones Library Association