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Posted bydonnaquixotein/politics-Nov 10, 2016 at 6:24 PM

Most People Hate The Electoral College, But It's Not Going Away Soon

Most People Hate The Electoral College, But It's Not Going Away Soon

In a lot of ways, American politics has become more connected to the will of the people over time: In 1913, the political system changed to accommodate the direct election of senators; in the 1912 election parties first began to adopt the primary system to replace "smoke-filled rooms" that nominated presidential candidates.

fivethirtyeight.com
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  • dailynotNov 11, 2016 at 5:16 AMΔ

    Part of the answer is that it’s very difficult to amend the Constitution, requiring an organized, concerted effort to keep the proposed change on the agenda in Congress. The amendment process requires even more than that, though; after a proposed amendment passes in Congress, it has to be approved by three-fourths of the states. (There’s an alternate path to amending the Constitution, but it’s even more arcane.) And enough states are made more influential in the Electoral College that they wouldn’t be on board with a constitutional change.

    A constitutional amendment is not required. States with a combined majority of electors can pass a bill to collectively dedicate their electors to the popular winner. This requires fewer than half the states to agree and accomplishes effectively the same thing.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact

    I don't understand how a writer from 538 of all places could write this article without mentioning this real possibility.

    • Ken4peaceNov 11, 2016 at 5:42 AM

      A constitutional amendment is not required. States with a combined majority of electors can pass a bill to collectively dedicate their electors to the popular winner. This requires fewer than half the states to agree and accomplishes effectively the same thing

      Mind = blown

    • donnaquixoteNov 11, 2016 at 10:06 AM

      Oh huh, interesting!

  • WillMunNov 11, 2016 at 11:34 AM

    It really needs to, though. It's an archaic system that doesn't even serve it's one function anymore and has only served to delegitimize elections four times now in our nation's history.

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