Posted on 05/14/2007 5:43:58 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
RALEIGH -- N.C. lawmakers may join a nationwide push to decide presidential elections by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.
A state Senate committee gave its blessing Monday to a bill in favor of abandoning the Electoral College system.....
Evidently publicity about this pending vote in the NC Senate re: abolishing the Electoral College in NC forced the vote to not happen on May 10 - but was supposed to happen today, May 14.
Have been unable to find out if it did happen. Called local news program and they didn't know anything about it and saw no purpose in reporting about this issue - BEFORE THE VOTE.
Need to get the word out to NC Voters in order to encourage calls to NC Senate to their state Senators to vote this bill down. It's a "movement" around the country to do away with the electoral college because of the past two elections.
To view NC Senate Bill 954, go here
Anybody got an NC Ping list?
They might as well just set fire to the US Constitution, they are trashing it all the time. If they get rid of elec. college the big cities which all have strong majority of liberals will select all future presidents and the rest of the USA might as well not even vote. NYC, SF, LA, Etc will choose all the future presidents.
Thanks for that - all over it tomorrow.
Well done
Most people in NC do not know this is particular outrage is going on. Hoping to spread the word.
Got to get the word out NOW.
Good to hear! How are you all over it? Give me some hope!
Good job! Thanks for posting it!
faxes and emails my friend... faxes and emails
Maybe even a Letter to the Editor.
Can I get back to you?
The stupid Arkansas democraps did it!!
Right - the whole idea of the Electoral College was to prevent the states with the largest population from controlling who will become president ..... how would people like it if just California and New York determined who the president would be?
Can anyone explain to me why we need to get all in a dither about this? Should North Carolina, or any state, pass such a bill it would be unconstitutional according to Artiele II and the 12th Amendment of the Constitution.
The Federal Government cannot/will not allow any state to circumvent the Federal election process. That will take an amendment to the Constitution.
However, I think if enough Voters called the DEM SENATORS objecting to this outrage, they would at the least continue to "postpone" the vote.
I don’t remember all of them now, but a few years back I researched it and there are about 6 or so metropolitan areas that have well over 50% of the population of the nation.
R U a lawyer? I wish I could believe you but the way things are going, I don’t trust the Dims or their manipulation of our system of government.
This has happened in Arkansas? I believe it has also happened in Maryland. And is under consideration probably in all the legislatures because the Dems can’t win “legally” they must push for an illegal and unconstitutioinal way to win.
You’re very welcome - need to spread the word - seeking a NC Ping list.
No, but I'm not Chicken Little, either.
The Constitution governs the elections for President and Vice President. Read it. No state can pass a law challenging the voting process without it being unconstitutional. Period.
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