Posted on 01/12/2021 5:02:51 PM PST by dontreadthis
117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 14
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2021 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Brownley, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Cooper) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION 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.
Whereas the Founders of the Nation established the electoral college in an era of limited nationwide communication and information sharing;
Whereas the electoral college is premised on an antiquated theory that citizens will have a better chance of knowing about electors from their home States than about Presidential candidates from out of State;
Whereas 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;
Whereas citizens now have a far better chance of knowing about out-of-State Presidential candidates than about Presidential electors from their home State;
Whereas Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.”;
Whereas since the Nation’s founding, United States citizens have amended the Constitution to expand the opportunity for citizens to directly elect their elected leaders;
Whereas the 15th Amendment guarantees the right of all citizens to vote regardless of race;
Whereas the 19th Amendment guarantees the right of all citizens to vote regardless of gender;
Whereas the 26th Amendment guarantees the right of all citizens 18 years of age and older to vote regardless of age;
Whereas the 17th Amendment establishes both a precedent and a preference for the direct election of citizens’ elected representatives; and
Whereas the electoral college has become an anachronism: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
“Article — “ Section 1.
“The President and Vice President shall be elected by the people of the several States and the district constituting the seat of government of the United States.
“ Section 2.
“The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most populous branch of the legislature of the State; although Congress may establish uniform age qualifications.
“ Section 3.
“Each elector shall cast a single vote for two persons who have consented to the joining of their names as candidates for President and Vice President. No elector shall be prohibited from casting a vote for a candidate for President or Vice President because either candidate, or both, are inhabitants of the same State as the elector.
“ Section 4.
“The pair of candidates having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected.
“ Section 5.
“The times, places, and manner of holding such elections and entitlement to inclusion on the ballot shall be determined by Congress.
“ Section 6.
“The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death or any other disqualification of any candidate for President or Vice President before the day on which the President-elect or Vice President-elect has been chosen; and for the case of a tie in any election.
“ Section 7.
“This article shall take effect one year after the first day of January following ratification.”.
2/3rds of the states are Republican. It doesn’t stnd a chance of a snowall.
Jimbo Cooper sponsored it too ... another embarrassment to our state.
There's a whole host of terrifying crap that they will be able to do without effective pushback from the red states.
This, however, isn't one of them.
I believe your right, 20 states max would sign on to this (need 75% of the states, or 38 as of now).
There are 15 states right now that have rat "trifectas" (governor, state house and senate) so those would presumably be the automatics. Toss in another 5 "mixed" state governments to get to the 20. I think it's safe to say...for now, that getting to the 38 is impossible. If they do manage to add 4 new (D) states in the next 2 years, they would need 41 out of 54. Still not happening.
So we appear to be safe from this power grab. Now, of course, this presumes that they will follow the Electoral College rules to begin with.
The communist’s most important wet dream is that, with the electoral college out of the way, 6 or 7 major metropolitan areas will have an unbreakable grip on control of elected offices in the Soviet States of America...
Why not?
The serfs have shown little concern over the events of the past two or three decades as the communists rolled up the Nation...
The serfs now have 10-to-15 generations in which to very, very, very quietly think over where they went wrong and who dropped the ball of freedom...
Yes, he did and yes, he is.
It looks like we’re stuck with them until they die. Too many stupid people in their districts who keep re-electing them.
No, it's much worse than that. See my post above. Congress by simple majority can legislate a uniparty dictatorship, by simply prohibiting any other candidate from running.
No one does. And thats the genius of it!
The GOP didn’t even run anyone against Cooper this year. I sent them an email asking “why?” ... crickets.
Just when we thought a country cannot be more dead. This will rip it to shreds into something from the Mideast or Africa.
NO
I guess they decided it wasn’t worth the effort. With so many dems from ‘blue’ states moving to Nashville and the surrounding area, Republicans are pretty much out-numbered now.
They will be filing bills abolishing the articles of the Constitution bit by bit.
Whereas citizens now have a far better chance of knowing about out-of-State Presidential candidates than about Presidential electors from their home State;
That is a flat out lie. Considering how information is controlled by a cabal of media and their whores what chance does the average voter have of learning the truth about candidates?
It doesn’t take that much effort just to get a candidate on the ballot. You need 25 signatures on a petition. 25! I know 25 Republicans in Nashville just on my own.
If there is to be an armed conflict in the US, just get rid of the the Electoral College.
It doesn’t take much effort to get on a ballot, true.
But getting the financial support is another thing.
And just getting someone willing to go for it to begin with might have been the problem.
It would have been NICE if the GOP had responded to your email. grrrrrrr
Ah, but this is democracy. Democracy is 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch.
Hmmm...
After further consideration, I agree with you...
Well, I hope it works out. This country needs a miracle or a Hail Mary pass.
DOA, 37 States will never ratify. Pure Kabuki.
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