https://www.9news.com/article/news/c...b-39b76e76ec9bThe bill now needs to pass Colorado house of representatives.

This is insane. The usual political antics are common throughout American history but I cannot recall any time such drastic ideas were implemented.

The electoral college is specifically designed to protect states with a minority of voters. Now the 'party of minorities' is trying to silence minorities.

Edit: More info

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact is designed to ensure that the candidate who wins the most popular votes is elected president, and it would come into effect only when it would guarantee that outcome.[2][3] As of January 2019, it has been adopted by eleven states and the District of Columbia. Together, they have 172 electoral votes, which is 32.0% of the Electoral College and 63.7% of the votes needed to give the compact legal force.

Jurisdictions enacting law to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact No. Jurisdiction Current Electoral votes (EV) Date adopted
1 Maryland 10 April 10, 2007
2 New Jersey 14 January 13, 2008
3 Illinois 20 April 7, 2008
4 Hawaii 4 May 1, 2008
5 Washington 12 April 28, 2009
6 Massachusetts 11 August 4, 2010
7 District of Columbia 3 December 7, 2010
8 Vermont 3 April 22, 2011
9 California 55 August 8, 2011
10 Rhode Island 4 July 12, 2013
11 New York 29 April 15, 2014
12 Connecticut 7 May 24, 2018

Total 172 (63.7% of the 270 EVs needed)

Won’t happen.

If they try it, get ready for 1776.

Can someone suggest another county to move to?

we should be governing for the majority

the electoral college allows minority populations to have a disproportionately large voice

whats wrong with popular vote? is it because most of the country is liberal?

It's because the most popular demographic shouldn't get to tell the other demographic how to live, especially when it involves things like rights and taxes.

Since gays are a minority and the majority are straight what is the problem with banning gay marriage?

lol well then the minority demographic DEFINITELY shouldnt get to tell the majority demographic how to live, especially when it involved things like rights and taxes. thats even more fukked up.

and you can ban gay marriage all you want - as long as a majority supports it. last i checked plenty of straight people support gay marriage too. if only every straight person voted to ban gay marriage!

It's not about the minority telling the majority what to do either. You completely missed the point of both examples.

It's about the majority not being able to oppress the minority. Poors shouldn't get to tax the rich and rich shouldn't get to abuse the poor.

this. it's like california, new york and florida dictating what is best for the entire country.

Yeah you’re right. **** the constitution.

White supremacist detected

No, because the way it is allows the smaller communities to have an equal voice. You are for equality right?

This can't be happening. Liberals have gone berzerk.

People tend to vote according to their own self interest too, their experiences are scoped to their local area and ideas are infectious (like liberals not understanding why hunting for population control is important). If 80% of the population lived in cities with certain needs and lifestyle, then the 20% in the rural country would be dominated in a vote on a policy that negatively impacts them, but might 'benefit' the city-folk.

Let them.
half the country didn't even vote last election.

I know plenty of republicans in NY who would vote if they knew their vote actually counted.
it currently doesn't because of too many welfare recipients who vote dem.

That's a good point. A lot of conservatives don't bother voting in blue states.

a true equal voice would be a popular vote, brah. everyone's voice is equal.

you guys just dont like the idea of governing for the majority, which confuses me. i guess id be against it to if i were in the minority.

its better to govern in a way that 60% of the population wants.

its worse to govern in a way that 40% of the population wants.

its really simple

the majority...of voters...you idiot

i mean you have to be trolling, right?

a lawyer not knowing when he contradicts himself?

oh, okay

Basically telling Colorado residents their votes dont matter.

Literally doesn't matter who you vote for, the rest of the country gets to decide how your state votes

Jesus why did you come back, one of the down syndrome resident libtards. Forgot how hard your post were to read.

conservatives hate the popular vote

because their views are unpopular

So what you’re saying is people’s needs are equal everywhere? Peoples needs are the same in LA as they are in Kalispell, Montana?

no - thats a strawman. obviously different people in different locations have different needs, and im a strong supporter of states rights. but federal issues that affect all states - like the presidential election - should be decided by majority vote.

Sandlatroll ruining yet another thread with his retardedness.













OP's law is literally one of the most idiotic things I've seen.

BRB fuk our state citizens and what they want, NYC and LA get to decide how CO votes.

Our founding fathers fought wars over retarded chit like this.

land mass doesnt get a vote you moron.

You actually believe that?

yes, i think the presidential election should be based on the popular vote. and more and more states are starting to agree.

After seeing your post history,especially in this thread, you have NO right to callanyone a moron...

So basically, an entire state’s votes don’t even really matter.