Posted on 08/08/2011 6:28:40 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Didn't Fred Thompson start pushing this nonsense? I think that was about the time ole Fred became almost completely irrelevant.
Only fair way:
Award electoral votes by who wins each congressional district. Then give 2 to whoever wins a majority or plurality of each states vote.
All interstate compacts that impact on federal powers must have approval of the US Congress.
California is ripe for voter fraud, and this will just make it worse.
You mean "No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State . . .
Article II Section 1: Each State (individually) shall appoint . . . Electors.
NPV essentially establishes a compact among states (specifically prohibited) to nullify the electoral votes (constitutionally established) of non-participating states.
It would be easy to nullify this at the state level: one state decides to forgo a popular vote, and let the state legislature appoint the electors directly.
All interstate compacts that impact on federal powers must have approval of the US Congress.
Yeah so you have barney frank and debbie washerman shultz in the congress. How hard can this be?
Okay so you get the ‘consent of congress’ which in this day and age the congress seems to consent to just about any damn thing. And there’s nothing in this article to specify how the states should appoint electors. Which is the reason why the electors are currently appointed by the SPV... the State Popular Vote. Instead of by appointment of the State Senate.
So given that you have to combine a few different assumptions from various constitutional clauses to prohibit this activity, i find it a stretch to offer the NPV as unconstitutional. And I would find it hard to believe even from a ‘constitutional scholar’ given that one Barry Soreto, now in the whitehouse, is considered to be a ‘constitutional scholar’. And we all know what he uses the constitution for in the Loo.
I do believe that the states that pass this horrible law, will ultimately repeal it in haste once it Gores their Ox. However, I feel i should defend their right to do it based on my position of the sovereignty of the states.
Well, as long as Repubs have the majority it won’t pass. the real question is does this kind of “interstate compact” impact on federal powers?
It's called "equal protection under the law".
does it matter?
as long as illegal immigrants are more motivated to vote than our citizens...we will never see justice
as long as illegal immigrants are more motivated to vote than our citizens...we will never see justice
Hell, yes, it matters.
The Supreme Court -- as currently constituted -- would decide this one correctly and immediately.
And since when do you think that illegal immigrants are "more motivated" to vote than Americans are? More motivated than you? Surely not.
Ethnic minorities historically vote in lower proportions than the rest of the country. Illegal ethnic minorities moreso.
Especially since positive photo ID is becoming more and more required at the polling place.
Excuse me, but it sounds like you're giving up. And we can't afford to do that.
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