Hit “post” too soon.
Now, if individual states decided to break down their electoral votes by Congressional districts with their remaining two votes going to the majority winner within the state, I have no problem with that. But to overrun the votes of the people of a state because of the votes in a more populous state just ain’t kosher.
I don’t think that the founders would have ever imagined a state giving up its power in the presidential elections, which this scheme would do.
Let’s not forget that the founders HATED democracies, and as we’ve seen, pretty much every democracy in history has devolved into an oppressive authoritarian or totalitarian government.
The first major assault on the republic was the 17th Amendment. Abandoning the Electoral College, whether through constitutional amendment or this end-around, will be the final nail in the coffin.
Mark