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20. "Senators from each state reflect that state's population" would take at least a C.A.

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 09:01 PM

Feb 2019

It would take at the very least a Constitutional Amendment. The number of Senators is set by the Constitution.

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Colorado governor will sign bill aimed at bypassing electoral college [View all] demmiblue Feb 2019 OP

Unfortunately only blue states are participating in this groundloop Feb 2019 #1

When the tide turns against them the will follow suit. olegramps Feb 2019 #2

I wonder how many other Democratic governors will follow suit. Maraya1969 Feb 2019 #3

Status here: pat_k Feb 2019 #6

High time this happens montanacowboy Feb 2019 #4

"One man, one vote." volstork Feb 2019 #10

OK, how about "One voter, one vote" ? Stonepounder Feb 2019 #13

Now yer talkin' volstork Feb 2019 #14

Another really positive aspect of this PatSeg Feb 2019 #5

And the candidates will go everywhere! California_Republic Feb 2019 #19

Exactly PatSeg Feb 2019 #24

States can assign their electors kchamberlin25 Feb 2019 #9

Yes, but there is one really big BUT Massacure Feb 2019 #18

And yet another good reason to have this h2ebits Feb 2019 #8

YES ProfessorPlum Feb 2019 #11

I was just discussing this last night. BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #16

I know this would take a C.A. and thought the same about BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #21

We need more of this... Lots more of this... nt. BlueIdaho Feb 2019 #17

and what if we lose the popular vote? Puzzledtraveller Feb 2019 #23

When has the EC benefited us where the popular vote didn't? ck4829 Apr 2019 #26

Kick ck4829 Apr 2019 #25