Ironically, there is no better example of a faction than the states participating in the NPVIC. Madison defined the term as "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a minority or majority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." Is there any doubt that NPVIC members are motivated in part by a sense of injustice following the elections of 2000 and 2016? Further, given that the NPVIC scheme may award a state's electoral votes to a candidate who did not carry that state, is there any doubt this scheme operates in a manner adverse to citizens' rights?
Certain opponents of the electoral college accept the notion of our republican system but take umbrage at the disproportionate representation that contributes to the way in which states' electoral votes are determined.
The electoral college allots votes based on the number of a state's federal legislative representatives, meaning the disproportionate representation of the Senate creates a system where certain voters have relatively less or more power than others.
Those who oppose the electoral college must therefore also oppose the representative scheme of the Senate and would look to rework or eliminate this institution.
Article 5 of the Constitution notes that "No state, without its consent, shall be deprived of this equal suffrage in the Senate." Without the disproportionate representation of the Senate and the electoral college, states like Vermont and Rhode Island would not have viewed the Constitution as a path toward a more perfect union.
On March 28, Delaware became the thirteenth state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in which members agree to award their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote.
The compact goes into effect only when the combined number of electoral votes of member states reaches 270, assuring their candidate victory.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/four_question_for_those_who_oppose_the_electoral_college.html
Certain opponents of the electoral college accept the notion of our republican system but take umbrage at the disproportionate representation that contributes to the way in which states' electoral votes are determined.
The electoral college allots votes based on the number of a state's federal legislative representatives, meaning the disproportionate representation of the Senate creates a system where certain voters have relatively less or more power than others.
Those who oppose the electoral college must therefore also oppose the representative scheme of the Senate and would look to rework or eliminate this institution.
Article 5 of the Constitution notes that "No state, without its consent, shall be deprived of this equal suffrage in the Senate." Without the disproportionate representation of the Senate and the electoral college, states like Vermont and Rhode Island would not have viewed the Constitution as a path toward a more perfect union.
On March 28, Delaware became the thirteenth state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in which members agree to award their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote.
The compact goes into effect only when the combined number of electoral votes of member states reaches 270, assuring their candidate victory.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/four_question_for_those_who_oppose_the_electoral_college.html
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