No way ... !!
I think it’s time to counter with the “If You Don’t Pay Taxes, You Can’t Vote” program.
There is a group called the National Tea Party that favors this change, along with universal national service. They have put out a video that sounds conservative until you get to the very end, when these two atrocities are promoted.
Never underestimate the knavish tricks of the opposition.
The popular vote movement needs to be strongly rejected by all right thinking Americans. As far as I’m concerned Fred Thompson has lost all my respect with his support for this effort. It’s time to stand up for the 10th Amendment and states rights in general.
My disappointment is not with the electoral college but, rather, with the way we elect party nominees. The smoke and mirrors stuff that goes on and that is constantly changing to nominate establishment big government social liberals and fiscal left moderates, like Romney currently, is discouraging to conservatives.
Art IV Sec 4: “The United States shall guarantee to every State a Republican Form of Government”
Because selection of Electors and instructions to Electors are State matters, the popular vote legislation, which changes both of those State matters for States that will not have approved and enacted the legislation, violates Art IV Sec 4.
Also, Art I Sec 10: “No State shall, without the Consent of Congress . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State”
Has Congress consented to this?
BUMP!
Celente is pushing for this too.
As Republicans “progress” to ignore the constitution and rule of law as they do in Congress, it will cut both ways.
In a straight democracy, the majority of people will easily be manipulated by the socialists who dominate the media and “educate” the children. There are many more people in the liberal, democrat cities than elsewhere in the states.
Even Rinos are out under a direct democracy, even though there is no difference between a socialist Republican and a socialist Democrat. Well, we won’t have to worry about Rinos or their lying GOP anymore. They will have fully defeated themselves as they defeated our constitutional Republic and our economy.