[Vigilanteman]

This does for Pennsylvania at the state level what the electoral college system does for the United States on a national level-- it makes sure that the entire election isn't decided in one or two urban cesspools.

Maine has been doing it since 1972; Nebraska since 1992.

[HapaxLegamenon]

I agree. Something to keep in mind:

1) The Constitution allows each State Legislature to adopt the system of awarding electoral votes that it wants, so contrary to want others are saying, this does not go against the founders intent.

2) Contrary to want dems are screaming, this does not disenfranchise large urban districts. Each district by law and Supreme Court precedent has equal representation. PA-1 in Philadelphia has the same number of citizens as PA-3 in western Pennsylvania.

3) Contrary to the dem's lies, this discourages gerrymandering rather than encouraging it. Both parties would have the incentive of distributing their vote across as many districts as possible instead of loading them up into "safe districts"

4) It decreases the effect of voter fraud. No longer will Philly districts (who use electronic voting machines) wait until Western and rural districts (using paper optical scan ballots) report before deciding how many votes to report. It will no longer make any difference. The rural and suburban districts will finally have a voice.

Any chance we can get Michigan, Illinois and California to follow suit?