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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Legal Team Led by David Boies and LULAC Files Lawsuits Challenging Winner-Take-All Approa [View all]Demit
(11,238 posts)27. What does have promising support is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
The NPVIC is a proposed end-around to amending the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College. It's an agreement among a group of states and DC to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote. It's been adopted by 10 states and DC (representing a total 165 EC votes).
It needs 105 EC votes more to reach the magic EC number 270. As of now, legislation is pending in 12 other states (representing a total 166 EC votes).
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Breaking: Legal Team Led by David Boies and LULAC Files Lawsuits Challenging Winner-Take-All Approa [View all]
Gothmog
Feb 2018
OP
Why stop there? While we're at it, let's change us to a parlimentary system of government. :-
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2018
#31
What does have promising support is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
Demit
Feb 2018
#27
But governorship and senate seats can't be shared, so that's irrelevant
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2018
#42
well i'm certainly liking what's going on in pennsylvania regarding gerrymandered districts
unblock
Feb 2018
#44
The is the originalist approach. Times change. Like with firearms from 200 years ago and today.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2018
#17
"Equal Protection" was falsely cited in Bush v. Gore; now it's time to right that.
lagomorph777
Feb 2018
#37