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Every vote, everywhere, would be politically relevant and equal in presidential elections.
Bullshit! This would guarantee that those areas with the densest populations, metropolitan areas and the left coasts, DEM strongholds, dominated the popular vote and controlled the Presidency. It’s nothing but a power grab. This nation is a Constitutional Republic with checks and balances to prevent rule by popular vote. The Founders threw the popular vote its bone with the House of Representatives. The Senate and the Executive were not in the deal. Progressives have been working to convert the Republic into a democracy since before WW1. Direct election of Senators stripped the States of their representation in Congress and moved us further in that direction. This attack on the Electoral College is just another. The description of democracy as two wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for dinner is old but true. Those supporting this trash think we’ll just sit still while they make our votes useless. They’re wrong.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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I thought the same thing about cities and the coasts dominating until I really looked into it. The numbers don’t bear it out. The overwhelming numbers of people in the country don’t live in big cities. The 50 largest cities (Arlington, Texas is #50) account for 19% of the population. Also, more people live and vote in the center of the country than on the coasts (I was surprised by that).
The reason I like the national popular vote is that it will force candidates to campaign everywhere as opposed to just on the 5 or 6 battleground states. Hell, here in Oklahoma I haven’t seen a presidential candidate, tv commercial, or piece of mail from them in decades because they know we’re voting Republican.
Also, not only is my state ignored, but so are my issues. For example, my fellow NRA members are neutered in the campaign because candidates from both sides can take us for granted. And, like here in Oklahoma, most of us don’t live in the battleground states.
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