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Why the “National Popular Vote” scheme is unconstitutional
- February 4, 2019
NPV . . . with or without congressional approval . . . violates a central principle of constitutional law.
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Why Did the Framers Create the Electoral College?—1st in a Series
- November 26, 2017
The delegates . . . found the question of how to choose the federal executive one of the most perplexing they faced. People who want to abolish the Electoral College usually are unfamiliar with how perplexing the issue was—and still is.
READ MOREWhat Does the Founding Era Evidence Say About How Presidential Electors Must Vote? – 5th in a Series on the Electoral College
- December 9, 2017
Comments from [the ratification] debates generally show that the ratifiers understood presidential electors were to exercise their own judgment when voting.
READ MOREWhat Does the Founding Era Evidence Say About How Presidential Electors Must Vote? – 4th in a Series on the Electoral College
- December 3, 2017
The two leading precedents in the English speaking world both reinforced dictionary definitions: Electors were to think for themselves.
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The Electoral College: The target of politicians who would make things worse
- May 14, 2020
If we were to cut the presidency down to constitutional size, it wouldn’t matter so much that on rare occasions the position’s occupant was not the popular vote winner.
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The Electoral College is still right for America
- January 21, 2019
It is not true, as some claim, that the Founders acted only out of distrust of democracy. Rather, the system was a brilliant response to a complicated set of issues.
READ MOREThe Electoral College In Context—or Some Interesting Stuff You Might Not Have Thought About – 3rd in a Series
- December 1, 2017
The Electoral College is not part of the U.S. government, nor are the electors government officials.
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Stop the National Popular Vote
- March 27, 2019
Governor Polis has signed into law Colorado’s participation in the National Popular Vote Inner-State Compact. If just a few more states join the compact then Colorado’s presidential electors will vote not how Colorado voters instruct them, but how California and New York voters tell them to. We’ve done quite a bit of work explaining why
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Rob Natelson Talks National Popular Vote
- March 4, 2019
Constitutional scholar and author Rob Natelson sits down with guest host Mike Krause to discuss the national popular vote scheme being cooked up in Colorado.
READ MORENational Popular Vote is a partisan power grab
- January 28, 2019
Let’s stop pretending the National Popular Vote movement is some grand, noble cause that will fix what’s wrong with America. It’s a partisan power grab. Nothing more.
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National popular vote a crackpot idea; just ask Panama
- May 16, 2024
Panama’s May 5 presidential election illustrates how NPV awards victory to a candidate most voters don’t want.
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Give our votes to California via National Popular Vote?NO WAY!
- March 1, 2019
Give our votes to New York and California? No way!
READ MOREElectoral College Rules Made Simple (or, rather, less complicated)—2nd in a Series
- November 30, 2017
During the founding era, election rules were said to fix the “manner of election” . . . This term embraced . . . five categories.
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Delegation power baby!
- February 11, 2019
I understand the concept of delegation. I delegate all important decisions, meetings, and responsibilities to our Executive V.P. Amy Cooke so I can focus my limited office time on Glenlivet and Fortnite. The system works. But what I don’t quite understand is why Colorado’s leaders want to delegate so much decision making power to people
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CATO: A Critique of the National Popular Vote
- March 29, 2019
Read John Samples policy paper on the reasons states should not join the National Popular Vote compact.
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