i really enjoyed this very intense discussion if the electoral college.
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Goes far beyond the controversy of the 2000 election and the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court rulingCALL IT DEMOCRACY takes a serious look at the history of Presidential elections and the Electoral College. Unlike films which wonder “why,” CALL IT DEMOCRACY presents historical and non-partisan analysis of both the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections and tells amazing stories such as the 1960 Kennedy v. Nixon recounts, the attempts by Segregationist Third Party Candidate George Wallace to manipulate the Electoral College in 1968, and President Ford’s consideration about whether he should overturn the election results in close states. Those and other elections prior to the 20th century show that “one man one vote” is not always a guarantee if the other party is in power. The film features interviews with Senator Birch Bayh, author of two constitutional Amendments (the only American to do so since the Founding Fathers), prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Federal Judge Richard A. Posner, Mary Frances Berry, Chairperson of the US Commission on Civil Rights, Rep. John Conyers, and Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
In a sweeping study of how elections are controlled by local election administrators, Call it Democracy argues that the Electoral College directly impacted 2002’s Help America Vote Act which tried to eliminate punch card ballots but brought us electronic voting.
Support   2005 | 86 min
CALL IT DEMOCRACY takes a serious look at the history of Presidential elections and the Electoral College. Unlike films which wonder “why,” CALL IT DEMOCRACY presents historical and non-partisan analysis of both the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections and tells amazing stories such as the 1960 Kennedy v. Nixon recounts, the attempts by Segregationist Third Party Candidate George Wallace to manipulate the Electoral College in 1968, and President Ford’s consideration about whether he should overturn the election results in close states. Those and other elections prior to the 20th century show that “one man one vote” is not always a guarantee if the other party is in power. The film features interviews with Senator Birch Bayh, author of two constitutional Amendments (the only American to do so since the Founding Fathers), prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Federal Judge Richard A. Posner, Mary Frances Berry, Chairperson of the US Commission on Civil Rights, Rep. John Conyers, and Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
In a sweeping study of how elections are controlled by local election administrators, Call it Democracy argues that the Electoral College directly impacted 2002’s Help America Vote Act which tried to eliminate punch card ballots but brought us electronic voting.
Comments Posted 11/24/08 by braveheart
Posted 10/29/08 by Deanna F. Pierpont
Very well done. It held my attention for the entire eighty-eight minutes. It reminded me of the challenges we have had and are still having with our right to vote. I did not remember what a problem the electoral system has been over the years. Students at all levels of our educational system should be made aware of this informative piece. Thank you for producing it. Posted 10/16/08 by Bob
Extremely informative, educational documentary on the history of the electoral college and it’s impact, specifically on the 2002 election. An excellent resource for education. Bob Director Matthew Kohn Executive Producers Dan Efram Udy Epstein Eddy Gilbert Herch Joan Linder Brian McNelis Cinematographers Matt Boyd Yervant Der Partough Laurel Greenberg Valery Lyman Silvia Stoyanova Editors Chris Boscardin Matthew Kohn Music Alberto Caruso Featuring Sen. Birch Bayh, Vincent Bugliosi, Alan Dershowitz, David Greenberg, Marci A. Hamilton, Judge Richard A. Posner, Jamin Raskin, Jeffrey Rosen, Greg Palast, John Nichols, Mary Frances Berry, Rep. John Conyers, Miles Rappaport, Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Kim Alexander, Doug Chapin, David L. Dill, Ted Selker, Thomas Wilkey Recommended titles like this one:
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