Unpopular Vote - Half Way To Eliminating the Electoral Cllege

Posted by $ bigjim 12 years, 5 months ago to Government
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I've been aware of this for awhile but did not realize it is being done so covertly. They even admit that “this is an effort to circumvent the cumbersome process of amending the Constitution."

National Popular Vote web site - http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/
They refer to it as Electoral College reform. They are trying to eliminate the Electoral College.

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  • Posted by khalling 12 years, 5 months ago
    Popular vote is a step towards pure democracy, which is a dictatorship of the majority. While one can lament the procedural problems with EC, do you really want a national election decided by a fifth of the country? (ten most populated states represents 1/5 of the nation). Or as I have always worried, the biggest cities in the country...food for thought
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  • Posted by $ bigjim 12 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Because I believe in the founding principles. The EC still generally serves the purpose for which it was intended.

    I get the feeling that you are not for the EC. If not, why not?
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  • Posted by CatieM 12 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Not that I agree with them going around legislation, but why are you in support of electoral college?
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