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Long overdue proposal... End Electoral College! [View all]
Senate’s progressive wing proposes bill to end the Electoral College and restore democracy
Three progressive Democratic senators have unveiled a constitutional amendment that aims to abolish the Electoral College, five weeks after Donald Trump stormed to victory in the presidential election by sweeping the battleground states.
Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Peter Welch of Vermont presented their bill on Monday, saying it was time to “restore democracy” by doing away with the college system altogether and giving primacy to the popular vote, the total number of ballots cast by the American electorate.
“In an election, the person who gets the most votes should win. It’s that simple,” said Schatz.
Senate’s progressive wing proposes bill to end the Electoral College
Senators propose abolition of ‘flawed and outdated’ system that ‘disenfranchises millions of Americans’
Three progressive Democratic senators have unveiled a constitutional amendment that aims to abolish the Electoral College, five weeks after Donald Trump stormed to victory in the presidential election by sweeping the battleground states.
Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Peter Welch of Vermont presented their bill on Monday, saying it was time to “restore democracy” by doing away with the college system altogether and giving primacy to the popular vote, the total number of ballots cast by the American electorate.
“In an election, the person who gets the most votes should win. It’s that simple,” said Schatz.
Senate’s progressive wing proposes bill to end the Electoral College
Senators propose abolition of ‘flawed and outdated’ system that ‘disenfranchises millions of Americans’
(Joe Sommerlad, The Independent, 17 December 2024)
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