Posted on 01/13/2021 1:10:02 PM PST by 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.”
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Good luck with that!
What about their constitutional amendment to ban the Constitution ?
Do it, we will get Kayne West and Elvis Pressley as President.
They can introduce it, but it has to be ratified. There is no chance of that happening right now, BUT amendments for ratification stay out there forever.
A convention of states? That’s Mark Levin’s dream.
I’ve never heard of the dims who are sponsoring this legislation.
No way this survives.
3/4 of the states are going to go for this because they love giving influence to the overpopulated states. I am betting on it.
Annnnnd here we go!
Unlike Republicans who are terrified of doing anything that might offend Muriel Bowser.
The EC doesnt exist because of communications deficiencies. It exists to protect the smaller States from being crushed by the larger.
And this will NOT be ratified for just that reason.
Unless Dominion software is used to tally the votes, all I can say is good luck finding 38 states to agree or is it 43; 3/4 of 57 is 43.
The Election Fraud Improvement Act
They want to make election fraud nationwide
Surely 1/3 of either the house or the senate would hold the line here. Surely??
Steve Cohen is insane, and he’s especially insane if he thinks people in Tennessee want their president selected exclusively by New York City and Los Angeles.
Thirty-eight States will $ec&de before ever RATifying this RAT amendment.
Well, we were pretty sure we were gonna have 4 more years of PDJT too.
Don’t the Dems do this every time they control the House?
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