Electoral College
Persuasive Speech
(Monroe’s Motivational Sequence)
Reforming the Electoral College
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that the Electoral College is outdated and needs to be reformed.
Central Idea: I will discuss the most important reasons that the Electoral College needs to be reformed, the promising ways to reform it, and the benefits of reformation.
Introduction
I. Imagine that you have been shot and the bullet was wedged against your spinal cord. The doctors have told you that it is too risky to remove it, but if left untouched or unnoticed it could paralyze you. The Electoral College is defined as the dangerous “bullet” wedged against the spinal cord of Americans today. Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, stated in the April 2008 issue of Washington Monthly that “politics advances just like medicine and there are new procedures to remove the Electoral College ‘bullet’ without changing the US Constitution.” While some politicians may disagree and argue that the Electoral College is a key factor of the political system, it is actually a restriction on the way Americans vote. Exactly like the bullet that has to be removed from your spinal cord, the Electoral College must be removed before our nation becomes forever injured.
II. Today, I am going to discuss the necessary need for Electoral College reform. With the research I have done, I know what a trouble the Electoral College is to our nation. A. As college students, we may be new to the process of voting; some of us may have not had the opportunity to have our first vote, but I bet that you want your vote to count when the next election is here.
III. I believe it is vital to understand the history of the Electoral College and how our country has altered since its foundation.
IV. I will explain why reform of the Electoral College is needed, some of the achievable methods of reform, and the benefits
(Monroe’s Motivational Sequence)
Reforming the Electoral College
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that the Electoral College is outdated and needs to be reformed.
Central Idea: I will discuss the most important reasons that the Electoral College needs to be reformed, the promising ways to reform it, and the benefits of reformation.
Introduction
I. Imagine that you have been shot and the bullet was wedged against your spinal cord. The doctors have told you that it is too risky to remove it, but if left untouched or unnoticed it could paralyze you. The Electoral College is defined as the dangerous “bullet” wedged against the spinal cord of Americans today. Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, stated in the April 2008 issue of Washington Monthly that “politics advances just like medicine and there are new procedures to remove the Electoral College ‘bullet’ without changing the US Constitution.” While some politicians may disagree and argue that the Electoral College is a key factor of the political system, it is actually a restriction on the way Americans vote. Exactly like the bullet that has to be removed from your spinal cord, the Electoral College must be removed before our nation becomes forever injured.
II. Today, I am going to discuss the necessary need for Electoral College reform. With the research I have done, I know what a trouble the Electoral College is to our nation. A. As college students, we may be new to the process of voting; some of us may have not had the opportunity to have our first vote, but I bet that you want your vote to count when the next election is here.
III. I believe it is vital to understand the history of the Electoral College and how our country has altered since its foundation.
IV. I will explain why reform of the Electoral College is needed, some of the achievable methods of reform, and the benefits