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Former ACLU official: NPV has a dangerous flaw

Mar 23, 2021 by Trent England blogs

At Save Our States, we support the Electoral College. But even opponents of the Electoral College recognize dangerous flaws in the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). Andy Katz, former pr…

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Missed it by that much, part 1

Mar 26, 2021 by Sean Parnell blogs

One concern I raised early on about the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that it could allow election officials of member states to concoct vote totals for non-member states if, for …

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Weekly Headlines: March 21-27

Mar 26, 2021 by Harry Roth blogs

National Review: How Federalism Thwarts Dystopia About a third of the U.S. population lives in just four states (California, Texas, Florida, and New York), but our system of government ensures that a…

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Weekly Headlines: March 28-April 3

Apr 02, 2021 by Harry Roth blogs

Jewish Policy Center: Can the Founding Fathers Help With Today’s Challenges? The Electoral College is widely misunderstood, especially because of the anomaly that a candidate can win the Presidency b…

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Missed it by that much, part II

Apr 06, 2021 by Sean Parnell blogs

In the first post of this two-part series, I explained how an NPV lobbyist admitted that their plan would allow state chief election officers (CEOs) to make up vote totals in the event that a state w…

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Oops, New York Did It Again

Apr 26, 2021 by Sean Parnell blogs

A while back I wrote about New York’s unfortunate habit of failing to provide accurate vote counts for presidential electors, and how they managed to once again miss the mark in 2020. Here’s a brief …

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A short-sighted attack on the Electoral College

Apr 27, 2021 by Trent England blogs

Usually, it’s the left that stereotypes conservatives as frightened reactionaries just out for power. So I was surprised when Scott Morefield, writing at Townhall.com, used the same smear to argue th…

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Some election reforms would make disasters worse

Apr 27, 2021 by Trent England blogs

Democrats in Congress want to give themselves more control over elections, taking power away from the states. Surprisingly, some states have joined the National Popular Vote interstate compact, which…

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Biden’s Court Packing Bridge to Nowhere

Apr 27, 2021 by Trent England blogs

Like most things, an independent judiciary is easier to destroy than it is to create. Courts rely on credibility, so even well-intentioned political meddling can do serious damage. Such is the risk o…

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A short-sighted attack … part 2

Apr 29, 2021 by Trent England blogs

After blowback from conservative readers, Columnist Scott Morefield has doubled down on his defense of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). I took him to task on Monday for implying th…

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