House Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to ban Electoral College

washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 1/13/21 | Michael Lee

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

House Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to ban Electoral College

A group of House Democrats introduced a resolution to amend the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College and institute a direct national popular vote for president and vice president.

“Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States,” reads the text of House Joint Resolution 14.

The effort, led by Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, claims that the “development of mass media and the internet has made information about Presidential candidates easily accessible to United States citizens across the country and around the world.”

In a statement explaining the move, Cohen called the Electoral College an “archaic institution” that “has twice awarded the presidency to a candidate who did not win the popular vote” in the last 20 years.

“Americans expect and deserve the winner of the popular vote to win office,” Cohen’s statement continued. “More than a century ago, we amended our Constitution to provide for the direct election of U.S. Senators. It is past time to directly elect our President and Vice President.”

[Jacquerie]

You don’t have a clue.

Delegates to a Convention of States are not plenary reps like congressional bozos.

States will send delegates with detailed and limited commissions.

[Jacquerie]

<>“More than a century ago, we amended our Constitution to provide for the direct election of U.S. Senators. It is past time to directly elect our President and Vice President.”<>

Sure. Power to the people. Two wolves and a lamb.

Popular election of Presidents was predicted in 1912 when congress was kicking around the 17th.

[The Antiyuppie]

Odds of passing = absolute zero.

[PLMerite]

“They can introduce it, but it has to be ratified.”

I bet some of them don’t realize that it has to go to the States for ratification.

[PLMerite]

“My nightmare.”

An Article V Convention is merely to agree on proposed Amendments. It’s not a Constitutional Convention like in 1787.

[dartuser]

Doesn’t matter ... by stealing national elections they have effectively banned the electoral college already.

[Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues]

A convention of states? That’s Mark Levin’s dream. My nightmare.

The Democrats (and their CCP overlords) would pull out everything in order to transform OUR Constitution into a socialist's dream.

We're talking BILLIONS and BILLIONS of dollars of graft that would directed towards the convention delegates.

Whereas today, they merely have to pressure the Supreme Court in order to get the Constitution changed. Little by little, in small ways that no one notices or objects to, but add up over time. Because Fabian Socialism is still socialism.
But the Billions and Billions aimed at delegates that you fear would do them little good; the delegates have no final say on whether amendments get ratified or not, the state legislatures do, just like they do with amendments proposed in Congress. All the COS does is take the place of Congress in proposing an amendment.

And you don't see Congress proposing the flood of crazy amendments you cower in fear to, even though they could (even during the first years of Obama, when they controlled both the House and Senate), because they know how difficult it is to get 2/3rds of the states to ratify them.

The delegates could modify the Constitution in any way the wanted with just a majority vote. Bypassing the senate and state approval process.

This is flat-out wrong! It is only an alternate method of proposing amendments. Quit repeating lies, an. do your own research before spouting off!

Remember, the original constitutional convention was only supposed to amend the Articles of Confederation. Instead, the delegates decided to throw everything out and start from scratch.

Wrong again. Apparently you're not only ignorant about the Constitution (and willing to share your ignorance freely), you're ignorant of American history.
The convention was called because the Articles of Confederation were clearly inadequate for the new nation. It was suggested that they look into modifying the Articles of Confederation, if possible, because it would be easier to get approved than an all new Constitution, but they were not limited to that.

Do you want to hand that kind of power to a set of delegates today?

Once again, they aren't being handed that kind of power. They only have the power to propose amendments; the rest of the process of ratifying the amendments is the same.

[chopperk]

If is happens, the USA is history.....

[convoter2016]

Democrats won’t ever have 2/3 of both House and Senate. So it ain’t happening.

[Candor7]

A constitutional amendment cannot occur without a convention of states.

And so this resolution must be appended to an invitation for such a convention so it can be considered and voted on by each state.

[AndyJackson]

I would think not, but how many suicidal republican turncoats?

[Garvin]

Explaining how the electoral college works will now be banned by the socialist.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Have you noticed all the posters claiming they are not going to vote anymore?

[Jacquerie]

<>A constitutional amendment cannot occur without a convention of states.<>

Good grief. Read Article V.

[rottndog]

They have 38 state legislatures to ratify, do they?

[Candor7]

“To become part of the Constitution, an amendment must then be ratified by either—as determined by Congress—the legislatures of three-quarters of the states or by ratifying conventions conducted in three-quarters of the states, a process utilized only once thus far in American history with the 1933 ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Five_of_the_United_States_Constitution

Republicans control too many state legislatures for the Dems to achieve such an amendment of cancelling the electoral college, and a Conventon of States might actually achieve ends which the Dems would not like concerning the press and the 1st amendment.

Let them go for it. Mark Levin would love it.

Ita all theater.