There is one key problem. In my opinion the Electoral College is an expression of the federal structure of the USA. USA is an UNION of distinct states. And so the US presidency is a FEDERAL office to be apointed by the STATES. States do it by apointing the electors in the way they see it fit - right now it appears to be acceptable by conducting the statewide vote.
Taking away this states right, would change the office of President into unitary national office in pattern of France. USA would stop to be the Union to this extent.
She is another reason why Calipornia needs to drop into the ocean (after all the Pubbies leave, that is).
In case you missed it, this is an important thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1307284/posts?page=1
It is about the Captain who being court martialled for the mercy killing in Iraq. He mercy killed a driver whose vehicle was on fire and rescue was not possible.
Check the online petition at the link on that thread.
This is right out of the liberal playbook, move the posts until the rules favor the dems.
Well maybe the republicans should take her on and tag on to the amendment that if the vote fails, the electoral college process cannot be changed. FOREVER
I'd lay $$, Feinstein is merely the mouthpiece chosen for the DNC to move on their position. As she is not the candidate for 08, she's not pulling the strings, but is doing as she is told. Anyway, she's not welcome here.
I remember Hillary's response when questioned on abolishing the EC: One word... "Wyoming".
Go Cheney!
Dropping the electors would very likely put every election into the hands of the trial lawyers. As it is, we have had problems in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington, New Mexico, and so forth, but nevertheless we now officially have a president, because the electors have voted and the election is over.
Do away with the electors and the Democrats would mount a chad war such as America has never seen. Clinton would still be acting president right now, while we counted and recounted the ballots from the 2000 election and Bush stood by waiting for the results.
Liberalism is a mental illness.
Our founding fathers came up with the electoral college for a reason.
The ONLY way the Dems will ever get rid of the EC is if they pack the Supreme Court with justices who will invoke some new-fangled principle of international law which they will say overrides our Constitution. Only the Dems would have the chutzpah to declare the Constitution itself unconstitutional, but in this era of "gay marriage" I won't be surprised at anything, no matter how ridiculous.
This is part of the Demonrat playbook. They will try to destroy the Democracy that they pretend the name of their party stands for.
Awfully big word for such a small mind.
The 50 states would become mere zones on a national map.
difi.
this has been on the wish list of lefists since at least the late sixites.
i had a college instructor from berkeley who wanted "one person, one vote".
How about a constitutional amendment that would stop people on the public dole from voting?
Why does "DipStick" come to mind?
Sure, if we're going to do that, let's just do away with the senate. Why on earth do we need the senate if we're going to one man, one vote?
This one is a non-starter. No small population state will go with it.