text: By keeping it everyone is happy and will accept things easier. But if we were to abolish it the towns and cities would go and rampage with families borken and friendships being torn apart. And we can prevent that by just keeping the electoral college.    In this passage the author supports his/ her idea by explaining that there are so many risks that will be taken if you land on Venus unprepared. The author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers by saying, "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent cardon dioxide blankets Venus", which means that Venus is covered in a dangerous acid that basically covers the whole entire planet.