Is the Electoral College Necessary?
Each time a candidate wins a majority of Electoral votes but loses the national popular vote, many Americans wonder if changes should be made. When not given much thought… it appears to be a valid question.
Each time a candidate wins a majority of Electoral votes but loses the national popular vote, many Americans wonder if changes should be made. When not given much thought… it appears to be a valid question.
President Trump’s Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) nominee is Amy Coney Barrett. Judge Barrett is a recognized legal scholar with the respect of the legal community. In addition, Judge Barrett is also a mother of seven children, two by adoption. She seems to have a pleasant personality.
In 1960 the Democrat party was called the party of “the working man.” The party historically claims to stand for the little guy. Today, however, Democrats would no longer recognize a working man if they saw one on the street. Today’s Democrats are champagne socialists.
The entire point of counting illegal non-citizens is to tip redistricting in favor of Democrats. There is no reason to believe they should be counted. If the census was for every person in a state at the time of the census, any number of folks could move somewhere, claim to live there legally, tip the …
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Faithless Electors are those that refuse to cast their Electoral College vote in accordance with the popular vote of their state. The National Popular Vote wants member States to cast their state’s electors according to the national popular vote regardless of how their state voted. Did the US Supreme just put a stake in the …
One of the greatest guardians of the rule of law these days is the Washington, D.C. based Judicial Watch non-profit organization. See www.JudicialWatch.org
Can Electoral College voters be compelled to vote for the winner of state popular vote? That case is now at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).
The Constitution does not require a state’s electors, regardless of party, to choose a candidate based on the popular vote. States have passed laws to prevent these defections. Defectors are challenging the laws as are folks hoping to scrap the electoral college. SCOTUS is taking a look.
Reposted with permission via Daily Signal : Original Article Here! New Hampshire legislators have introduced an election bill that would be completely unacceptable under normal circumstances. But these are not normal times. Constitutional institutions, especially the Electoral College, are under attack. Extraordinary action may be needed. Thus, some New Hampshire legislators have proposed to withhold popular vote …
As states across the Country push to enact the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which will award the White House to the winner of the National Popular Vote (if/when the Compact hits 270 electoral votes,) some New Hampshire Representatives have introduced the Electoral College Defense Act. Andrew Prout (R-Hudson) has introduced a bill to stop …