Election Day Thread

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

It will retain the EC, but it would require the states that are members of the agreement to have their electors vote for the national popular winner. I think the EC needs to go, but I don't think that the NPVIC is the solution.

Once the NPVIC is in force, the popular vote winner would automatically win the electoral vote. Yes, it would be dumb to still have the electoral college at that point, but it would have the same effect.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Once the NPVIC is in force, the popular vote winner would automatically win the electoral vote. Yes, it would be dumb to still have the electoral college at that point, but it would have the same effect.

I know it's not as popular a view these days, but I think the EC serves a very valid purpose. It recognizes that we are a federal republic of states and that the president is president of that federal republic, not of a unitary country. Our system of government is set up to reflect both that that the populace as a whole and the states should have a say. In Congress, the House represents the popular vote/will and the Senate represents the states. The EC, as it has developed, represents the states by having the states' electors elect the president, but having the popular vote within each state determine the state's electors. It's a balance of interests, giving both the populace and the states a voice in the choice of the president.

While I don't get excited about the NPVIC, I wouldn't necessarily object to it because it would (theoretically at least) preserve the balance I describe in that the participating states would voluntarily be choosing to designate their electors based on the national popular vote.