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The Colorado Senate this week passed a bill that would award the state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the nationwide popular vote.
The Senate passed the measure along party lines in a 19-16 vote Tuesday, sending the bill to the state House for consideration.
The bill, known as the the national popular vote interstate compact, was sponsored by state Sen. Mike Foote (D), would require Colorado members of the Electoral College to cast their vote for the winner of the national popular vote.
Continued - Colorado Senate passes bill favoring popular vote over Electoral College
As some might already know, interstate compact agreements require approval by Congress.
Though, I think it's more disturbing than humorous that the Colorodo Senate doesn't understand this. There's a humorous line a lot of people use about wanting to make the electorate take a civics test before voting, this is unconstitutional, of course, but one might wonder if a civics test might be in order for those of us running for higher office. Particularly given the oath they take to protect and defend the Constitution. I wonder sometimes if they've even read the thing.
You can't make this stuff up. Ha.
The Senate passed the measure along party lines in a 19-16 vote Tuesday, sending the bill to the state House for consideration.
The bill, known as the the national popular vote interstate compact, was sponsored by state Sen. Mike Foote (D), would require Colorado members of the Electoral College to cast their vote for the winner of the national popular vote.
Continued - Colorado Senate passes bill favoring popular vote over Electoral College
As some might already know, interstate compact agreements require approval by Congress.
Though, I think it's more disturbing than humorous that the Colorodo Senate doesn't understand this. There's a humorous line a lot of people use about wanting to make the electorate take a civics test before voting, this is unconstitutional, of course, but one might wonder if a civics test might be in order for those of us running for higher office. Particularly given the oath they take to protect and defend the Constitution. I wonder sometimes if they've even read the thing.
You can't make this stuff up. Ha.