Posted on 05/17/2007 1:39:48 PM PDT by SuperSonic
N.C. Bill Seeks to Elect President by Popular Vote
The N.C. Senate version of the bill:
It’s not unconstitutional if it has the consent of Congress. And a Democrat controlled Congress will be tripping over themselves to do anything that will give them the presidency.
It’s not unconstitutional if it has the consent of Congress. And a Democrat controlled Congress will be tripping over themselves to do anything that will give them the presidency.
In addition, who knows how SCOTUS would rule should enough states agree to such a procedure with or without Congress’s consent.
Yes, but they only adhere to it if a majority of the other states do the same thing. And so far, they haven’t.
Although, as a MD resident, I’d love to see the sh*t-fits the State throws when Maryland votes Dem and a Republican wins the national popular vote...and they have to send in electors who will cast their votes for the Republican!
NC is trying to pass the same legislation. It’s happening.
In 2004, Maryland would have been red.
It is. Although, for the next few election cycles, I think it’s mostly pandering. MD can (and did) pass it. I don’t think NC could.
I don’t get it though - these Dems are passing legislation that would’ve given Bush a landslide victory in 2004.
Maybe so. But it’s not even in front of Congress at this point. An example would be the Great Lakes water usage agreement (I don’t know the formal name of the Act). It’s actually an international treaty among the states and Canadian provinces bordering the Great Lakes regarding how much water each state or province can take out and how they control what’s flowing in. Specifics are negotiated among the states and provinces, but it needed Congressional approval to set up in the first place.
So far, Congress is not involved in this compact among the states at all and there seems to be no intent to do so. That’s unconstitutional from what I can see. And while it would likely pass the House, there’s a real chance it wouldn’t pass the Senate; the interests of the smaller and/or less urban states might just cross over partisan lines enough to have it fail there.
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