As expected, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed A4225 over the weekend. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill, which is now law in both Maryland and New Jersey.
As expected, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed A4225 over the weekend. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill, which is now law in both Maryland and New Jersey.
Yeah!
Good news for democracy and healthier elections.
this will never work. a waste of time and energy
Great news! Hopefully Illinois will sign it into law soon as well.
If we want a National Popular Vote, we should do it the right way, amend the consitution.
Actually, this is probably a better way of doing it than amending the Constitution. For if it turns out after it is tried once that it doesn’t work for some reason, the various state legislatures could change their laws in time for the next election. Changing the Constitution after a mistake takes much longer (e.g. Prohibition).
Either method is better than having some federal judge to implement it by making up his own law, as is far too often done in this country.
Michael – Please explain how this is the “wrong” way. Why should the Constitution be amended when that very same Constitution allows the States to distribute their Electoral Votes in any manner they chose. I may not like the law, but it’s not illegal, so it can’t be the “wrong” way.