Tax hikes, gun grabs, more abortions — these are some of the priorities of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and the other Virginia Democrats now in full control of the Commonwealth. So is hijacking the Electoral College, which they advanced when Spanberger signed National Popular Vote interstate compact legislation.
Every blue state has now joined the compact, which attempts to nullify the Electoral College without amending the U.S. Constitution. If this sounds illegal, it probably is. But the strategy is to push it as far as possible, destabilizing future elections and discrediting the constitutional process. Which is to say, NPV is dangerous even if state and federal courts eventually strike it down.
The American Founders considered and rejected a direct national election because those in small states worried about being ignored. It was clear even in 1787, when the Constitution was written, that big states and big cities would have massive power in
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