In the news lately, there has been a smatter about this thing called the National Popular Vote. This is just a way in which liberals want an end run around the constitution. So far, the bill has been passed into law in 6 states, and has passed both houses in 3 others. http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/ is the reference for this.
The constitution of the US requires that states determine how their electors will choose the next president. What this law does is requires the electors (in the states where the bill has passed) to vote in the same way as the national popular vote. This is nothing more than those states (Mass Included) relieving themselves of the responsibility of making that decision at all. This bill is probably the most irresponsible use of state legislative authority that I have ever seen.
Proponents say that it is constitutional; however, I beg to differ. It is a violation of the equal protection clause, and amount to some states attempting to form a coalition among themselves in order to disenfranchise other states. It is the most deliberate act of cessation on behalf of the states that have this law since the civil war. This bill must be stopped. Spread the word.
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