Hey everyone, this is Leon from Fiasco and Slowburn.

On today's episode of 5-4, Peter, Riannan and Michael discuss the Electoral College and

its potential to wreak absolute havoc on elections, both this November and in the future.

Most people are aware that the present system is dangerous, it's outdated, it's our cake,

it's one that needs to be revised and made responsive to the needs of today's electoral

problems.

And we can have national voting and that means get rid of the electoral college.

This is 5-4, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court and the Electoral College suck.

Welcome to 5-4, where we dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that have weakened

America's immune system, like a lifetime of poor nutrition.

I am Peter, I'm here with Michael, Hey everybody, and Riannan.

Hi, yeah, hi.

And this is a special episode, the first in a month long pre-election series of episodes

that dig into the rotten core of our ostensibly democratic institutions.

Let's do it.

Hi, we are looking at maybe the dumbest, most anti-democratic of our institutions, the

Electoral College.

That's right.

Yes.

Before we jump in, we should talk about the fact that Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation

hearings are ongoing as a Monday of this week.

I think for now, our basic position is, A, she's probably going to get through and

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