They are taking the vote out of the hands of their own constituents. What is wrong with these idiots?
Wouldn’t that disenfranchise the voters of that State?
Why hold state elections and then ignore them based on what the urban coasts vote for?
So CA and NY will decide the Presidency for the nation. Right, I’m sure other states will be fine with that.
The mostly Democratic lawmakers in several capitols might better spend their time to ensure that legal voters do not have their votes stolen by the dead, by illegal voters, mysterious ballots showing up, and other voter fraud that disenfranchises responsible citizens of their votes.
Given that voting is both a privilege and a responsibility, voters should understand the system and the issues of citizenship in the community, the country, and the world.
That would be too much to ask of agents of Satan who call themselves Democrats.
That’s the ticket. Blue dtsted need to split electors based on popular vote.
Fine - you can insult our constitution all you want .
What you will get in return in Civil War .
And trust me Marxists, it will not end well
An important paragraph from the Wikipedia treatment of Article IV:
The Federalist Papers also give us some insight as to the intent of the Founders. A republican form of government is distinguished from a direct democracy, which the Founding Fathers had no intentions of entering. As James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 10, "Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths." [emphasis added]The idea that the people of Los Angeles County and the 5 Bouroughs would make the choice for the people of any small state is absurd. I wonder if they would react with shock and awe when no candidate appeared in their state during primary season. Certainly they would be skipped after the primary.
Also, if states enter into an agreement to direct their Electors to cast their vote based on a national result, Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3, the Compact Clause should come into play.
To "introduce" legislation is one thing. "Passing" it is another, and "getting legislation signed into law by the governor and upheld by state courts" is another thing entirely.
New Mexico has a Republican governor, Pennsylvania has a Republican Assembly and Senate, and Ohio has a Republican Assembly, Senate and Governor. None of whom are likely to want to cede control of the entire country to California. IMO, this isn't going anywhere in my lifetime.
More Lib BS. Won't happen. They are amusing themselves by abusing themselves...and if they continue, it will begin to weaken their eyesight. MORONS!!
Political suicide pact. As a denizen of flyover country, the absolute last thing I want is some metrosexual from SanFran, NYC or Chicago telling me how to live and work in my home, 1800 miles away.
If the denizens of CA are dedicated to their own destruction, my libertarian side says let’em do it. But, they shouldn’t imagine for 5 seconds that they have the right to destroy the rest of us.
The root of BO’s failure (and progressives in general) is that he didn’t believe he had to convince people he was right. Because he and the progressives are so smart. Just exec order and be done with it. Which is fine, if you want your legacy erased by the next guy with an exec order pen.
Is there a pool on how long it is going to take DJT to reverse BO’s irreversible EO regarding offshore drilling?
And this “legislation” will have the lifespan of a snowflake in Hell once the Courts, state and Federal, get hold of it.
without the electoral college, everyone that’s not in Cali/NY will have taxation without representation. Last time that happened, the largest military in the world got their ass kicked. But hey, we’re in the age of remakes..................
Wow.. Brawndo, it’s what plants like!
Lord please help us! I really want LA and NY Counties to elect our Pres..
That would bring on lawsuits however the liberal SC justices in those states might well go along with it. Not sure.
Always, I am reminded of the genius of our founding Fathers. Always I am disgusted by liberals efforts to subvert our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
There are no national elections. Elections are by state. That’s why there is an electoral college.
More states show they have terrible elected officials. Time to drain the swamps !
The electoral votes from California should be cut in half until they can prove they have stopped illegal voting.
NAZI shrills!