The Longmont, Colorado Times-Call has this op-ed in favor of the National Popular Vote Plan. Colorado has not passed the plan. The op-ed, by Brian Litwin, contains an inaccurate statement. The op-ed says the electoral college was created to preserve the interests of the small-population states. Actually, historians of the Constitutional Convention have demonstrated that the concerns of low-population states were ameliorated by the provision of the Constitution giving each state two U.S. Senators. The purpose of the electoral college was to ameliorate the concerns of the slave states, most of which had very limited franchise in 1789. A popular vote for President would have found far more votes being cast by voters of free states.
Your evidence for this claim?
The top secret 1787 Federal Convention produced lots of EVIL so-called compromises — due to the obvious conspiracy between the oligarchs from the small States and the slave States.
Some of the EVIL stuff –
the 3/5 person math for USA Reps.
the minority rule USA Senate.
the minority rule USA Electoral College.
See the Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 by Max Farrand.
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The folks in 1861-1865 paid the price of such EVIL stuff –
about 750,000 DEAD Americans on both sides with multi-thousands maimed for life – no eyes, hands, etc..
The EVIL winning Elephants only got rid of the 3/5 math (by ending slavery).
The other minority rule gerrymander systems all continue.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
NPV scheme from political Hell —
1. NO definition of Elector-Voter to be UNIFORM in ALL of the U.S.A.
2. An obvious inter-State compact scheme requiring the approval of the gerrymander Congress.
3. Blatant attempt to subvert the Equal Protection Clause in 14th Amdt Sec. 1 and the *abridge* in 14th Amdt, Sec. 2.
— i.e. having votes OUTSIDE a State determine election results INSIDE a State.
The above of course means ZERO to the usual suspect COMMUNIST hacks doing their EVIL stuff to get a nonstop COMMUNIST Prez in the U.S.A.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
every natural born citizen party member a candidate-elector
A survey of Colorado voters showed 68% overall support for a national popular vote for President.
On March 17, 2009, the Colorado House of Representatives passed the National Popular Vote bill.
On January 24, 2007, the Colorado State Senate approved the National Popular Vote bill.
http://www.NationalPopularVote.com