Electoral College
The Electoral College Debate
Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seeking to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District, has called for the abolition of the Electoral College. Her argument came on the heels of the Senate’s confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme...
Interstate Agreement Scheme to Elect President By Popular Vote Is Unconstitutional
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...
Twelfth Amendment and the Electoral College: Electors’ Right to Vote Their Conscience
Independence Institute Court Brief Uphold’s Founders’ View of Electoral College When Colorado and Washington presidential electors refused to vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump in the 2016 election, state officials fined them, threatened them...
The Civilization Wreckers’ Next Target: The Electoral College
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...