{"id":83904,"date":"2019-01-06T18:06:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T22:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=83904"},"modified":"2019-01-06T18:06:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T22:06:47","slug":"democrat-proposes-amendment-to-eliminate-electoral-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=83904","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Proposes Amendment to Eliminate Electoral College"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Representative Steve Cohen, Democrat, Tennessee. AP Photo by Cliff Owen.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It seems that those on the left don’t understand what’s really going on during the Presidential Election. Many people assume that this is a single contest, within a single voting area (US), by voters, to determine who wins the White House.<\/p>\n

But, voting for the President isn’t one of these “single contests.” It’s actually 51 different contests, 50 States plus District of Columbia.<\/p>\n

Each State, as a sovereign, votes for the President via their electors.<\/p>\n

The popular vote, within a State as related to that state’s Electors, matter. The national popular vote, for President, is meaningless, and rightfully so.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/span><\/p>\n

Cohen, in particular, called the Electoral College “distorting” and “outdated” in a statement regarding his proposals.<\/p>\n

“Americans expect and deserve the winner of the popular vote to win office,” he said. “More than a century ago, we amended our Constitution to provide for the direct election of U.S. Senators. It is past time to directly elect our President and Vice President.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to AnotherPat for the link. You can read more on Fox News<\/a> as well as on the Washington Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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