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That is freaking ridiculous. I hate what this country is becoming.
What the h@$% makes Iowa so leftist? The few folks I know there seem to be good down to earth regular folk.
Do these geniuses realize that they just rendered the people of Iowa’s voice as meaningless?
The interstate national popular vote compact has passed in one house here in Michigan too.
They know that confronting the constitution head on is a loser so they’re quietly sidestepping it.
Enacted into law in 4 states (inc illinois)
passed both houses in 4 states
passed 1 house in 6 states
http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/
In my unlawyerly opinion, this violates the Constitutional guarantee to the States of a Republican government. Other States and other voters are determining who gets the EC votes from the State in question.
Dumbbunnies.
If Iowa did this, they would never see another presidential candidate.
Candidates would spend their time and money in NYC, Chicago, Dallas-Ft.Worth, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, [see the pattern, Iowa?].
Why don't they save the cost of the election and have Iowa to join with other states and pledge its electoral votes to the choice of the Main Stream Media, no matter who wins in the Electoral College.
An incredibly stupid idea that will result in the supreme court battling with Iowa every third presidential election.
This is why our Founders didn’t trust Democracy.
The state can apportion their electors any damn way they choose. They can go by state vote, county vote, national vote, they can let the vote in Guam decide, they can let the Governor throw darts blindfolded.
Maybe this movement is tied to the Census grab,
I’d like to see every state allocate its electoral votes in the way Maine and Nebraska do.
If you win a congressional district in Nebraska, you get the 1 electoral vote. The two electoral votes representing that of the Senate, can go to the winner of the entire state.
Take a look at my state, Minnesota.
A GOP presidential candidate, even in a bad year, is usually able to win 2 congressional districts at the minimum.
That means that Minnesota’s ten electoral votes last year probably would have gone 7 for Obama - 3 for McCain.
Instead of getting shut out in California, the GOP candidate could win at least 15 electoral votes, maybe more.
They must be sick and tired of all those candidates going to their caucuses. Can’t say’s I blame them.
Chris Dodd and Iowa juxtaposed like this activate a neuron connection in my brain. Iowa is too nice for this crap or him.
There is absolutely no reason to vote in a national election anymore unless you live in about five states. Why in the world would any small state think this is a good idea? Why bother holding the caucuses in Iowa anymore?
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
My emphasis.
This hands all national elections to the most populous states and the rest can go to hell.
I can’t imagine that a law that disenfranchises the voters of the state can be constitutional.