robert bristow-johnson wrote:
On May 6, 2010, at 12:01 AM, Dave Ketchum wrote:
What could and should be done now is an interesting topic.
i found this to be a fascinating solution:
http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/ . it doesn't need to amend the U.S.
Constitution to abolish electing the president with electors. since it
is already totally left to the states in *how* their own electors are
chosen, if enough states adopt this interstate compact (enough to exceed
the 270 electoral votes needed to elect), the president will be elected
by the national popular vote by way of state law. very clever solution
to obviate abolishing the electoral college. it would be historical if
this were adopted by enough states to be put into effect.
Warren thinks, and I would be inclined to agree, that the compact would
have had a greater chance if it had specified "the popular vote within
the states that are part of the compact". Then states would want to join
to balance out the result from the states already in it.
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