Posted on 04/07/2009 8:21:38 AM PDT by GoldStandard
Activists seeking to eliminate the Electoral College in favor of a popular vote to elect the president boast that their movement is almost one-fifth the way to its goal.
Four states – Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey – which represent 50 of the 270 electoral votes needed to declare a presidential election winner, have committed to an agreement whereby they would grant their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, a move that – if adopted by enough states – would reduce the Electoral College to irrelevancy.
With most of the nation's states considering similar bills pending in their respective legislatures, activists are looking to 2016 as a possible death date for the Electoral College.
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Not that I wish to eliminate the electoral college in either manner. In fact, I would want it to be more independent, not just a state-by-state sounding board for who got the most votes.
It compensates corruption. As in NJ sending in 1 billion votes for the D candidate.
Only if they can amend the Constitution
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