[EL] National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

[Tara Ross]

You forgot Article V:

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it
necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the
Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States,
shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case,
shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this
Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the
several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one
or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress . . .
.



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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu
[mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of
Gaddie, Ronald K.
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 5:53 AM
To: Lillie Coney; 'law-election at UCI.edu'(law-election at uci.edu)
Subject: Re: [EL] National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may
direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but
no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or
Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector." Article
II, Sec. 1, clause 2.

Then Article I, sec. 10, in the Compact Clause, that "No State shall,
without the Consent of Congress . . . enter into any Agreement or
Compact with another State"

I leave it to the Constitutional scholars to hash this one out, but as
to method, it seems that playing poker and a vigorous round of
rock-papers-scissors are on the table as selection methods if states
should so chuse. The phrases 'rational' and 'popular' appear in no
particular proximity to these clauses.

Best,
~kg


Ronald Keith Gaddie, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Editor, Social Science Quarterly
The University of Oklahoma
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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu
[law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] on behalf of Lillie
Coney [coney at lillieconey.net]
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:34 PM
To: 'law-election at UCI.edu' (law-election at uci.edu)
Subject: [EL] National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

This idea gained popular debate status after the very close outcome of
the 2000 Election. It is worth thinking about the real implications if
it were in place for a future election.

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

I have my doubts about it when this was proposed and after watching this
election year--it would further complicate what will be a hard fought
election to the very last vote.

Would it be Constitutional without an Amendment?
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