tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post7138247237978269244..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: We Like Majority Rule, Except When We're Not In The Majority - HB 175Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-65841887814099350442017-04-14T11:00:59.641-08:002017-04-14T11:00:59.641-08:00Anon, the bill in the Alaska state house is a nati...Anon, the bill in the Alaska state house is a national effort to get the Electoral College to vote for the popular winner, and thus avoid the difficulties of passing a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college. Once a critical mass of states adopt the legislation, their electors are obligated to vote for for the popular vote winner. From the <a href="" rel="nofollow">National Popular Vote website</a>:<br />"The National Popular Vote interstate compact would not take effect until enacted by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes—that is, enough to elect a President (270 of 538). Under the compact, the national popular vote winner would be the candidate who received the most popular votes from all 50 states (and DC) on Election Day. When the Electoral College meets in mid-December, the national popular vote winner would receive all of the electoral votes of the enacting states." Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-64676697660132182522017-04-14T10:14:22.844-08:002017-04-14T10:14:22.844-08:00The electoral college, after all, is enshrined in ...The electoral college, after all, is enshrined in our Constitution, which means getting rid of it requires a constitutional amendment. That's a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate and the ratification of three-fourths (38) of the 50 states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com