There has been a strong push to do away with the Electoral College in recent years. One of the more interesting proposals is the “Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.” Not only does it attempt to circumvent the constitutional process of electing a president, it actually is effectively an…
Connecticut just became the tenth blue state to pledge to cast its electoral votes for whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote nationally. Why? Because according to the measure’s proponents, the electoral college — along with everything else that’s more than 10 minutes old — is backward and stupid. Here’s one more step toward making…
Michigan Citizens “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” – Wendell Phillips, (1811-1884), abolitionist, orator and columnist for The Liberator, in a speech before the Massachusetts Antislavery Society in 1852 Your efforts on behalf of a free Michigan ARE paying off! According to an article in The Detroit News the latest directive from HHS …
Just as Rep. Matt Lori (R) was set to re-introduce the National Popular Vote here in Michigan the GOP National Committee voted of a resolution opposing it. “Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and other officials said their aim was to send a message to state legislatures around the country that that the GOP is …
“Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.” ~Thomas Jefferson It was going to happen and now it has, the National Popular Vote Compact, (NPV) another political scheme and nail in the coffin of the Republic is being introduced by Rep. Matt Lori (R) The same Matt …
Apparently through our two articles on the subject, we’ve stirred up the national group advocating for basing the Presidential election solely on the popular vote. (First article here, second article here; comments apparently from a member of that group can be seen in the second article.) We’re taking the time to highlight the topic because [...]