Electoral College Reform Article Part 2

Facts:
1. The president is not elected directly by the people, but by the electors.
2. Voting begins the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
3. The electoral college is not a college and never meets as a single entity.
4. The electoral college greatly influences the character of parties, the nominating process, and the outcome of a presidential election.
5. The smallest number of electoral votes in a state is three.
6. There are a total of 538 electoral votes and a candidate need a majority of 270 for election.
7. The electoral college usually undermines third parties, which are unlikely to win electoral votes.
8. Electors are, at best, an anachronism and, at worst, capable of distorting or even altering the result of an election.
9. A straight popular election would encourage minor party candidates.
10. The Electoral College triples the political clout of voters.

Questions:
1. How many people are in the Electoral College?
2. What is anachronism?
3. Why do we have to select electors to vote for us?
4. How come we can't just vote for the president directly?
5. Are there any other things that are similar to the Electoral College?

Opinion:
I believe that the Electoral College should be removed. I find it unuseful and unfair for those who voted for a different candidate but still are represented by a elector who is voting for the majority. I think that the U.S. should just count all of the citizens votes for who they want so it would be more fair. Although the process would probably take a long time I believe it will speed up as we get better machines to count more effieciently.