01-29-2021, 12:05 AM
sekker wrote:
Meanwhile, there ARE options to effectively abolish the EC without an Amendment.
'The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact' is one.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/20...l-college/
That is a great idea and I've been all for it since it started. It's a lower hurdle to clear than amending the Constitution but given the political environment we have now, it's still a pretty high hurdle. I hope it succeeds, though. If we get enough states to go along and the Electoral College is effectively irrelevant then people might be more inclined to say, okay we'll go along with an Amendment to get rid of it. The reason I would like to see that happen is because the Compact relies on states keeping laws on the books that say they are part of the compact. Any state could back out by passing a law nullifying their previous compact. A Constitutional Amendment is nowhere near as vulnerable.