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On September 14, 2017, Congressman Steve Cohen introduced a concurrent resolution asking that the sense of Congress be expressed that: (1) Congress and the states should consider a constitutional amendment to reform the Electoral College and establish a process for electing the President and Vice President by a national popular vote, and (2 ...
National Popular Vote Inc. disputes that a constitutional amendment is necessary for altering the current method of electing the President because the NPVIC would not abolish the Electoral College, [89] and because states would only be using the plenary power to choose the method by which they appoint their electors that is already delegated to ...
The effect of this provision will be either to compel the States to grant universal suffrage or so shear them of their power as to keep them forever in a hopeless minority in the national Government, both legislative and executive. [109] Federal law (2 U.S.C. § 6) implements Section 2's mandate.
The question becomes whether Gaetz tries to reverse his decision about not intending to take the oath. There is little precedent of a member-elect’s saying he or she will not take the oath and ...
President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. Senate. This would erode the power of Congress and remove a ...
The REGO effort was ultimately rebranded as the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, and it continued throughout the Clinton administration, ceasing operations when he left office.
National Popular Vote contends that an election being decided based on a disputed tally is far less likely under the NPVIC, which creates one large nationwide pool of voters, than under the current system, in which the national winner may be determined by an extremely small margin in any one of the fifty-one smaller statewide tallies. [36]
On the national front, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., last year proposed an Abolition Amendment to remove the exception for slavery in the Constitution.