Eroding the Constitution: Gov. Polis signs national popular vote bill into law

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16 March 2019
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Gov. Jared Polis signed the controversial national popular vote bill into law Friday.
 
The new law requires Colorado electors to the Electoral College vote for the winner of the national popular vote for president and not the winner of the Colorado popular vote.
 
The measure would only take effect if states with a total of 270 electoral votes agree to do the same.
 
Currently, 11 states have joined the “interstate compact” authorizing the national popular vote.
 
Critics have said the measure is unconstitutional. There is even an effort to recall the law by putting it to a vote of the people later this year....
 
Related

The importance of the Electoral College, by Fred Elbel, CAIRCO, January 8, 2019.

An end-run around the Electoral College, by Peter Skurkissm, American Thinker, February 28, 2019.

Colorado Moves To Bypass Electoral College: Will Assign Electoral Votes To Popular Vote Winner, by Marc Slavo, Freedom Outpost, February 28, 2019.

Is Your State Stealing Your Vote?, by Leigh Bravo, American Thinker, March 18, 2019.

p> Democrats Want To Kill The Electoral College Because They Fear The Constitution - The Left is increasingly comfortable attacking foundational ideas of American governance, by David Harsanyi, the Federalist, March 20, 2019.

 

See the 270 To Win website for an interactive electoral college map (included below) and electoral college maps of Historical Presidential Elections.


Interactive 2020 electoral college map - 270 to win

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