Group Urges NM Support For Presidential Popular Vote Plan

Posted by Rachel Pulaski on Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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Tom Golisano
From timesunion.com -A national group is pushing for an elections change in New Mexico and other states to ensure the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationwide will occupy the White House. A proposal by National Popular Vote calls for New Mexico to enter into a compact with other states to award their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who receives the most votes nationally.  The group wants the New Mexico Legislature to consider its proposal next year, but it faces a tough assignment because GOP Gov. Susana Martinez favors the current electoral system. The governor sets the legislative agenda during 30-day sessions and Martinez's support is needed for legislation to become law.  Most states, including New Mexico, have a winner-take-all rule in which electoral votes are awarded to the presidential candidate getting the most votes in their state.  More News New Mexico
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't want LA County and NY City determining the outcome and policies of future presidential administrations. The electoral college was designed to give rural areas the same amount of say in government as massive metro areas. Why should people living in the West be subject to the socialist whims of city folks? Ain't gonna happen.

April 26, 2011 at 10:25 PM
Anonymous said...

Sorry but the Constitution for the United States forbids compacts of any kind among the individual states. So this entire action by two or more states is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Article I, Section 10, Paragraph 1.

Besides, the Framers knew the public could never elect a proper president and di their best to keep the election of the president out of the people's and out of Congress' hands. The parties totally destroyed the system set up by our Constitution. George Washington warned us about the parties.

The members of the electoral college are to be selected by the method approved by each state BUT the electors cannot be told for whom to vote. The members of the college are to select the candidate THEY think best NOT the one the people want.

Remember: Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. - H. L. Mencken

WE are not smarter than the Framers. We have done nothing but foul things up. Each generation destroys more than the previous.

April 27, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Anonymous said...

It would appear the left is preparing for an assault on socialism. As usual, preparations include consolidating the weight of the vote to metro areas and disenfranchise people living outside the city.

April 28, 2011 at 7:45 AM
Anonymous said...

I can see why the democrats want the popular vote to count in New Mexico. They figure they'll get two or three hundred thousand illegal aliens to vote throughout the state of New Mexico. After all, that's how the democrats retained power in 2010. That's their plan in 2012.

April 28, 2011 at 11:22 PM

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