The book argues that the President of the United States should be elected in the same manner as all other elected officials, namely a popular election in which each vote is equally important. The book outlines the current system of electing the President. It explains that the U.S. Constitution specifies that the manner of electing the President is a matter of state law, and that the states have the power to implement a national popular vote for President. The book describes, in detail, an interstate compact entitled the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote." The legislation described in the book is currently under consideration by state legislatures throughout the United States.
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Conspiracy to Capture the Battleground:
DON'T BE FOOLED! The promise is that this scheme will result in the popular election of the president and VP. Baloney! This is no "democratic reform." Once enough states join together to control 270 electoral votes, all the campaign money spent, and all the political promises and favors given, will go to them. That is what this is about. Suppose a dozen states join the "compact" (or conspiracy) to give their 270+ electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote in the US. Outside that group... more info
Great electoral initiative:
Great discussion of the background of the Electoral College, and the pros and cons of changing it. While the Popular Vote initiative might work, it has limitations, but the advancement of this concept may create momentum to finally pass a Constitutional amendment to abandon the obsolete Electoral College system in favor of direct election of the President by the people, with every vote counting equally for the first time.
A Smart, Comprehensive Strategy for Presidential Election Reform:
A comprehensive and very well-organized plan to reform the way we elect the president so that everyone's vote literally counts. An incredible brain trust has gathered within these pages, and they make the airtight case that a compact between the states - rather than amending the Constitution - is the surest way to make irrelevant the dinosaur that is the Electoral College, and elect the president by national popular vote. All angles from law to strategy are covered in this book, and anyone who cares about... more info
