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Can states defend the nation?
April 30, 2024 by Trent England in Justice
National defense is the ultimate national issue. Yet just as the national government is obliged to defend the states (see Article IV, Section 4, of the Constitution), the states also play key roles i…
Read More →“State Armor” helping states stand up to the Chinese Communist Party
April 30, 2024 by Trent England in Justice
A group that launched earlier this year is already active in the states, crafting policies that will protect Americans from the Chinese Communist Party and other foreign threats. Michael Lucci create…
Read More →One person… how many votes? (Part 3)
April 18, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
Advocates for NPV endlessly repeat their slogans about making “every vote count” and the importance of “one person, one vote,” without addressing how the compact would work in the real world.
Read More →Maine joins the National Popular Vote interstate compact without Governor's signature
April 16, 2024 by Harry Roth in Electoral College
Governor Janet Mills allowed National Popular Vote bill LD 1578 to take affect yesterday, committing Maine's three electoral votes to the compact.
Read More →John Koza puts NPV politics ahead of math
April 12, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
Why does John Koza ignore this serious flaw, which undermines his own case for NPV? The answer can only be politics.
Read More →One person… how many votes? (Part 2)
April 11, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
Does National Popular Vote deliver on the promise of "one person, one vote?" It turns out it doesn’t and can’t.
Read More →One person… how many votes? (Part 1)
April 10, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
Does National Popular Vote deliver on the promise of "one person, one vote?" It turns out it doesn’t and can’t.
Read More →Does John Koza understand his own plan?
April 8, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
John Koza, the creator of the National Popular Vote campaign, either does not understand his own proposal or he intends to bluster through even if it means creating his very own constitutional crisis.
Read More →Supreme Court ruling on Trump looks like bad news for National Popular Vote
March 8, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
The most obvious sign of trouble for the compact is that what is more or less the entire rationale for the constitutionality of NPV has now been shredded by the Supreme Court.
Read More →Was National Popular Vote just a messaging bill?
February 29, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
A recent comment by a Democratic state legislator raises serious questions about the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). After talking through numerous and serious defects in the compact,…
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