electoral college Archives - Independence Institute

How our presidential election system works 0
- June 5, 2019
Some writers claim the framers adopted an indirect election procedure because they didn’t trust democracy. This is an oversimplification. The framers balanced many factors.
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National Popular Vote: Banana republic elections 0
- April 28, 2019
In the 2006 Nicaraguan election, a plurality of only 38 percent elected socialist Daniel Ortega. Once in office, Ortega did what socialist thugs commonly do: suppress opposition. Nicaragua has not had an honest election since.
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CATO: A Critique of the National Popular Vote 0
- March 29, 2019
Read John Samples policy paper on the reasons states should not join the National Popular Vote compact.
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Why the “National Popular Vote” scheme is unconstitutional 0
- February 4, 2019
NPV . . . with or without congressional approval . . . violates a central principle of constitutional law.
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National Popular Vote is a partisan power grab 0
- 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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The Electoral College is still right for America 0
- 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.
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