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Tyranny of the Majority and Winner-Take-All
November 21, 2019 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
One of the many arguments for retaining the Electoral College and its state-by-state process for electing the president is that it provides a check on raw majoritarian power, sometimes referred to as…
Read More →NPV founder having second thoughts?
November 18, 2019 by Trent England in Electoral College
Fifteen states have joined an agreement that would fundamentally change how the President of the United States is elected. Under the terms of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), state…
Read More →Hillsdale President Larry Arnn on the Electoral College
August 30, 2019 in Electoral College
Outraged Hillary Clinton supporters want to get rid of the Electoral College. Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn explains in The Wall Street Journal why this would be a "disaster." The Constituti…
Read More →What is National Popular Vote?
June 3, 2019 in Electoral College
In the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, some Al Gore supporters determined to do away with the Electoral College. Amending the Constitution is hard—rightly so. So these disappointed Gore …
Read More →The Electoral College protects Middle America
May 24, 2019 in Electoral College
SOS Director Trent England writes in USA Today that the National Popular Vote interstate compact, if it takes effect, would mean “rural and small town Americans who supply our food and energy will lo…
Read More →Hillary deserved to lose, the Electoral College deserves to stay
May 16, 2019 in Electoral College
In 2016, the system worked. It was not a “wrong-winner election” or a fluke. One reason the American Founders put the Electoral College into the Constitution was to protect against regional politics.…
Read More →Electoral College is good for Kansas
May 3, 2019 in Electoral College
The Constitution is full of checks and balances, and the Electoral College was created to put some balance in presidential elections. The will of the people matters, but it is filtered through states…
Read More →Delaware joins anti-Electoral College compact
March 29, 2019 in Electoral College
The first state to ratify the Constitution became the 13th state to join an effort to sidestep the Electoral College when Gov. John Carney signed legislation yesterday to join Delaware to the Nationa…
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