On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Terry Bouricius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. The Senate does not need to be involved in amending the constitution. > 2/3 of the state legislatures can initiate an amendment that then needs > ratification by 3/4 of the states.
The convention route is not that simple. It is not known how it would operate. Potentially, the convention could propose an entirely new constitution. Requesting a convention is a method to push Congress to propose their own amendment. > 2. Small states may indeed be convinced to abolish the electoral college. > My own state, the tiny Vermont, passed the National Popular Vote compact > (but it was vetoed by the governor), and arguably, Vermont "benefits" from > the current dsiproportionality built into the electoral college more than > any other state. But because of the battle-ground-state-focus of > presidential elections, Vermont has no felt impact on the presidential > selection process at all. The candidates only appeal to swing voters in > swing states. That is the kind of thing I was thinking of. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
