By strictly constitutional means of course, the Electoral College ought to be abolished. Just as (17th Amendment) the people of each state now directly elect their Senators, rather than the original plan that was in place for more than a century, that State Legislaatures elected Senators. Abolishing the anachronistic Electoral College would not destroy our Republic, any more than the 17th Amendment. Special interests, in both cases, are the only voices that plead for an archaic system.

There are special interests, that is to say, that are fine with the popular vote loser being the Electoral College winner - as most recently in 2000 and 2016. Where a minority chooses the head of state with political power, that is aristocracy rather than democracy (popular rule) - which is sure to leave the majority discontented. Let the people assert their unquestioned right to be ruled only with "the consent of the governed" (Declaration of Independence.)