Colorado updates on NPV, the Electoral College, and federalism.
NPV status: passed Senate 2006-failed; passed Senate 2007-failed; passed House 2009-failed. HB 1299
The balance of power between state and national governments was one of the most contentious issues for the American Founders. The states were important historically, but also as a way to keep government close to the people and to divide government power into as many hands as practical in order to preserve liberty. At...
Read more »
Tags: Constitution, Constitutional Convention, diversity, Federalism, freedom, States
Posted in Alabama (9), Alaska (3), Arizona (10), Arkansas (6), California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), Federalism, Florida (27), Georgia (15), Hawaii (4), Idaho (4), Illinois (21), Indiana (11), Iowa (7), Kansas (6), Kentucky (8), Louisiana (9), Maine (3), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (12), Michigan (17), Minnesota (10), Mississippi (6), Missouri (11), Montana (3), Nebraska (5), Nevada (5), New Hampshire (4), New Jersey (15), New Mexico (5), New York (31), North Carolina (15), North Dakota (3), Ohio (20), Oklahoma (7), Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (21), Rhode Island (4), South Carolina (8), South Dakota (3), States, Tennessee (11), Texas (34), Utah (5), Vermont (3), Virginia (13), Washington (11), West Virginia (5), Wisconsin (10), Wyoming (3) | 1 Comment »
HB09-1299, Colorado’s NPV/Koza bill, has also passed the House and is awaiting action on the Senate floor.
Read more »
Tags: Colorado, Denver, Electoral College, HB 1299, Koza, legislation, legislature, National Popular Vote, NPV
Posted in Colorado (9), NPV/Koza | No Comments »
As Colorado prepares to debate the Koza scheme, I wrote the following editorial. It appeared in the April 20th edition of the Denver Daily News and is available on the Independence Institute Web site. If National Popular Vote wins, we lose By Amy Oliver This week the Colorado Senate will debate the relevance of...
Read more »
Tags: Andy Kerr, Colorado, Electoral College, Federalism, George Bush, HB 1299, Ken Gordon, National Popular Vote, NPV, Presidential Campaigns, winner-take-all
Posted in Colorado (9), Electoral College, John Kennedy, NPV/Koza, Who is John Koza? | No Comments »
