The Electoral College also has unused powers as well, from what I have read.
1. They are supposed to vet presidential candidates for eligibility.
2. They are charged with ensuring those candidates also have no affiliations that would compromise their loyalty to U.S. interests, or make them partial to special interests.
They dropped the ball last year, big time.
Oh, and BGuns, I completely agree about no mandatory service. It is completely contradictory to a free society. Look at WWII, we didn't need it then and we don't need it now.