Major campaign underway to nullify Electoral College

[politicallefty]

The NPVIC has now passed both Houses of the Rhode Island Legislature. It has the support of Governor Chafee.

The New York Assembly also recently passed the NPVIC 100-40. The NY Senate has overwhelmingly voted in favour of it in previous sessions. If it takes up the bill again, I have a hard time not seeing it become law in New York.

If you add Rhode Island and New York, the compact will be up to 165 electoral votes. However, I think if it's ever to actually take effect, it's going to need to be passed in some Republican states.

[politicallefty]

I didn't see this posted anywhere, but the Oklahoma Senate has passed the NPVIC:

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Even if it passes the Oklahoma House, I'd be quite surprised if Governor Fallin signs it into law (though I don't believe she has made her position known as of yet).

[politicallefty]

I don't think either party is considering the current bias in the Electoral College. Democrats seem to almost unanimously support adopting the popular vote for electing the President. With Republicans, it seems to be based on the state. From what I've seen, you have both Oklahoma Republicans and New York Republicans both in favour of the NPVIC. I wish more states would realize that they are ignored by the current system. There's no reason at all why a state like Texas shouldn't support the NPVIC. As long as we have the Electoral College in place as is, only the very few swing states will get the attention during a presidential election.

[politicallefty]

Good lord the NVPIC is a retard's idea.

Why don't you just end the Electoral College?

I won't deny the fact that it's essentially a loophole in the Constitution, but I don't think it's any more flawed than the current system. Abolishing the Electoral College once and for all requires 290 votes in the House, 67 votes in the Senate, and 38 states. The first two could happen under the right circumstances, but I have a hard time ever seeing 38 states voluntarily abolishing the Electoral College. If the NPVIC is adopted, I could see it basically forcing action on a constitutional amendment.