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Proposal to Update the Electoral College
A Stanford Professor has put down an idea (and also co-wrote a 620-page book for those who are that interested) on how to update the often criticized Electoral College system for presidential elections. Under the proposed system participating states would form a compact to throw all Electoral College votes behind the winner of the national popular vote regardless of which candidate won in any individual state. This proposed system would also make it much easier to bring the system up to date since it would not require a constitutional amendment to change or disband the Electoral College.
I love how fruity the left land of silliness is!
You, sir, are the biggest fruit in this discussion.
Because much smarter men than you discussed and argued about this for a long long time about two hundred years ago, and they saw the wisdom of this approach. If you want to know why, do your civic duty and study your American history, don't ask us to explain it to you.
Maxim: People cannot follow directions.
Increases in truth directly with the length of time spent explaining them
So if NY and CA decide that VT residents should pay 50% more in federal income tax than NYers or CAers, that would be ok with you? Whoever has the biggest guns wins? Is that what you're advocating?
Do those voters over 50%+1 just not matter? Why shouldn't their voices be heard?
You're a dolt; you're compaining that your vote in CA doesn't matter, but its A-OK to make sure the person's vote in VT doesn't matter? What kind of fucked up backward logic is that? The current system makes sure BOTH voices are heard. Your system favors YOU, well no wonder you favor it.