Since its conception, the Electoral College has been the subject of much debate. Its ability to divert elections from people's control has always been a subject of controversy. When it was created, the goal was to prevent the people from choosing only the most popular candidate and to ensure that the president would be someone who actually met the qualifications for the office. Since then, it has been the subject of much debate as to whether or not it actually served its purpose. Representative William Delahunt and Senator Richard Durbin believe that the electoral college no longer does its job well enough to justify its usefulness and that it should therefore be abolished. House resolutions passed by the Virginia Legislature support the Electoral College. These are filed before the Senate in an effort to convince the body that the Electoral College is still capable of properly serving its purpose and, perhaps more importantly, that its work is still necessary. Delahunt is introducing legislation to abolish the Electoral College before the House of Representatives following the 2001 election, which President Bush won after losing the popular vote, but the Electoral College chose him to gain access to the post of president rather than his competitor. He begins by clarifying two things: first: he wishes the president good luck, regardless of the fact that he is from a different party, and second: he in no way doubts the legality of the election and the manner in which it took place. He challenges how a single agency can effectively overturn the votes of 500,000 American citizens. He highlights how poorly organized the electoral college is. Middle of paper ...... and that preserving a system as proven as the Electoral College is in the best interest of America and its citizens. The Electoral College has been and always will be a cause of much controversy during our electoral process. There are many who oppose and many who are in favor of this system which has stood the test of time for 200 years. Like it or not, the Electoral College represents the will of our nation's founders and shows their opinion on how they believe our government should operate. Even if the Electoral College were to one day be abolished, it has left a significant impact on our history as a nation, not only because of its ability to swing elections one way or the other at the moment we least expected, but also because of the feeling of unity and unity that such a system inevitably creates.