I feel that the goal here is to reproduce the effects of choosing a president by popular vote without abolishing the electoral college. Wouldn’t an electoral reform to abolish the electoral college be a more realistic goal?
This proposal requires a majority vote by four state legislatures, and increases each state’s influence in presidential politics.
A constitutional amendment requires a 2⁄3 majority of both houses of Congress and a majority in the legislatures of 3⁄4 of the states, and reduces the influence of about 20 of the states who are currently overrepresented in the electoral college.
I feel that the goal here is to reproduce the effects of choosing a president by popular vote without abolishing the electoral college. Wouldn’t an electoral reform to abolish the electoral college be a more realistic goal?
Realistic in what sense?
This proposal requires a majority vote by four state legislatures, and increases each state’s influence in presidential politics.
A constitutional amendment requires a 2⁄3 majority of both houses of Congress and a majority in the legislatures of 3⁄4 of the states, and reduces the influence of about 20 of the states who are currently overrepresented in the electoral college.