Dianne Fienstein proposes ammendment to end electoral college

[Clarkie1]

My California senator Diane Feinstein today proposed a constitutional ammendment to end the electoral college system. This is long overdue, and I am glad to see one of my senators taking a leadership role on this issue. It is a travesty the the greatest "democracy" in the world does not elect its head of state democratically by a simple majority of votes.

As a party, we need to take a leadership role on progressive, popular proposals that support real American values. We must not merely play the role of the opposition party in the near term; we must also actively promote our own proposals and democratic values. We must be the party of the people, by the people, and for the people.

I would like to see a strong, united democratic party take a leadership role on this issue as well as what I see as the two related issues of voting reform and campaign finance reform. Let's put the "democracy" back in the democratic party and in America!