Sell The US Presidency On Ebay....Why Not?

Presidential elections. Big Deal! So I'm still wondering why my vote is sooooo important? The fact is that your vote for president isn't worth the paper its printed on or nowadays the wiring the electronic ballot is transmitted through! I happen to come from a state where 5 old white men get to "decide my popular opinion/vote". I am referring to the Electoral College system of voting in a new president.

Here are some shocking FACTS:

In the elections of 1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000, the candidate who received a plurality of the popular vote did not become president. The 1824 election was eventually decided by Congress and thus distinct from the last three which were decided without. It has also been argued that the 1960 election was lost by the candidate receiving the most popular votes.

Source-Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So what they are telling us is, "hey pal, your vote is just a popular opinion poll. We wouldn't leave such an important decision to the commoners." After all, its relatively easy to BUY OFF the few votes needed in the Electoral College. It is a proven flawed and corrupt system. So I would love for one of the presidential candidates to answer truthfully, the question of why should I vote for a president when, in the end, the Electoral College makes the final decision anyway, regardless of the popular vote?

Ok then, let's take this to the next level. Apparently, one of the MAJOR success markers of a campaign is in the amount of fund raising, I know this because we all see in the news reports dollars raised by candidates. It also seems that the candidates who are able to raise the most money typically win the election. So let's just go down this "slippery slope" for a minute. If our vote obviously means nothing, and the person who raises the most money typically wins, then, hell, why not just cut-to-the-chase and use Ebay auctions to choose the next president?! The candidates wouldn't have to waste their time running all over the country in this huge fervor drumming up votes that don't count anyway. No fund raiser luncheons or dinners. They would simply post a $2.50 auction on Ebay, present their political platforms in the Product Description and all of the corporations and special interest groups that fund these campaigns anyway could sit comfortably in their offices and "buy" the president. Because "buying the president" is what they are doing anyway when they donate large sums of money to a campaign, my proposed method is just simply saving them from having to leave their office at all.

So as we sit back in our easy-chair watching all the posturing between candidates going on before our eyes, on the evening news, just remember: your presidential vote means nothing, cash is king and the whole deal could be completed in a weeks time, with the same outcome, with a simple Ebay auction