A National Popular Vote (NPV) would NOT be a positive change for the country. A true democracy would be mob rule. The long term success of our nation is partially do to our form of government which is a REPUBLIC. Certainly populations need to have to have some effect on the numbers and that is provided by the structure of the US House of Representatives. Each state is also given appropriate representation in this system by being represented by two senators without regard to population. A NPV would concentrate all power in the major metropolitan areas. Tennessee would be reinforced as a "fly over" state. It wouldn't matter what Tn thinks, they don't have enough people to affect the NPV. See the Youtube http://youtu.be/RWoEVM9gkpY
National Popular Vote has NOTHING TO DO with true democracy. True democracy is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly. With National Popular Vote, the United States would still be a representative democracy, in which citizens continue to elect the President by a majority of Electoral College votes, to represent us and conduct the business of government in the periods between elections.
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oldgulph writes:
National Popular Vote has NOTHING TO DO with true democracy.
True democracy is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly. With National Popular Vote, the United States would still be a representative democracy, in which citizens continue to elect the President by a majority of Electoral College votes, to represent us and conduct the business of government in the periods between elections.
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