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I agree that it would take an amendment.

Posted on: March 19, 2019 at 08:59:41 CT
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And there is no way that it will happen. This type of proposal has been floated in every session of Congress for the last 100 years, I think.

What will likely happen is that states will amend their assignment of electors to go to the winner of the national vote, and not the winner of the state vote.
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Warren calls for abolition of the Electoral College - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 3/19 08:27:24
     It would take a constitutional amendment which needs - Alferd Packer MU - 3/19 11:05:10
     Dems want to change every rule or law that... - JayRoy KC - 3/19 11:02:15
     That could potentially start a civil war (nm) - Fourth and Long MU - 3/19 10:36:21
     If states believe that the popular vote is the correct way - DHighlander KC - 3/19 10:08:04
          RE: If states believe that the popular vote is the correct way - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:23:18
               Actually individual state can decide how they wish to - DHighlander KC - 3/19 11:39:52
                    RE: Actually individual state can decide how they wish to - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:59:40
          Why does a single vote in MT count more than mine - raskolnikov MU - 3/19 10:19:07
               RE: Why does a single vote in MT count more than mine - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:26:20
                    Doesn't address my concern at all - raskolnikov MU - 3/19 13:31:29
               maybe do like Maine and devide the votes based on - tigerinhogtown STL - 3/19 11:06:10
                    RE: maybe do like Maine and devide the votes based on - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:27:28
               The people of Delaware, Maine and Montana will feel better - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 3/19 10:43:12
               oh boy (nm) - Sal KC - 3/19 10:40:34
               you’re ignorant (nm) - pickle MU - 3/19 10:30:44
               The top five, most populous, states have well over 50% of - DHighlander KC - 3/19 10:28:51
                    BUT if that is where the people are, why should they not hav - raskolnikov MU - 3/19 13:33:11
                    but that is representative of the entire country - Sal KC - 3/19 10:45:41
                    Egg-zackly. nm - hokie VT - 3/19 10:41:32
               Maybe they have TWO KIDS in NYC and bareclona... nm - hokie VT - 3/19 10:23:48
               It's a republic, not a democracy. - RHAYWORTH MU - 3/19 10:23:05
                    RE: It's a republic, not a democracy. - MOCO SON MU - 3/19 11:30:48
     Why not get rid of the states and Senate and the House - tcat KC - 3/19 09:48:31
     And meanwhile in other news. - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/19 09:37:41
     Hey, the dums should get some more votes from it. - GA Tiger MU - 3/19 08:55:01
     That would to require a constitutional amendment, I - hokie VT - 3/19 08:52:20
          3/4 of the states' legislatures needed to ratify amendments. - Alferd Packer MU - 3/19 11:11:10
               You are correct, sir. The 2/3 number was for some other - hokie VT - 3/19 11:35:54
          They will tie their electors to whoever wins the popular vot - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 3/19 09:03:46
               Wouldn’t it be great if they got that passed and then we had - hokie VT - 3/19 09:10:12
                    lol I should not have laughed at that(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 3/19 09:12:00
          I agree that it would take an amendment. - DC Jayhawk KU - 3/19 08:59:41
               Doesn't that render the purpose of the - mizzouSECedes STL - 3/19 09:56:35
                    Electoral college vs. electors. - DC Jayhawk KU - 3/19 10:07:35
                         It does, thanks (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 3/19 10:26:44
               That is an intriguing and frightening possibility. Nm - hokie VT - 3/19 09:04:51
                    Is it? Strange position for a Lincoln supporter (nm) - pickle MU - 3/19 09:11:41
               Only blue stars will do that - Ferg STL - 3/19 09:04:39
                    I don't know - DC Jayhawk KU - 3/19 09:16:04
                         Regrettably, Virginia has become a reliably blue state in - hokie VT - 3/19 09:23:20
                    A blue state like… Michigan? Nm - hokie VT - 3/19 09:12:21
     If it stops dems from winning, it's unfair. - RHAYWORTH MU - 3/19 08:50:25
     This will hasten the exercise of the 10th amendment (nm) - escalade MU - 3/19 08:48:27
     Get rid of all of it. Decentralize (nm) - pickle MU - 3/19 08:45:55
     Yup. Socialists will try to harvest every vote from illegals - hokie VT - 3/19 08:45:52
     generic internals must be telling them they’re going - Floyd Turbo 99 - 3/19 08:42:04
     RE: Warren calls for abolition of the Electoral College - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/19 08:28:03




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