North Carolina updates on NPV, the Electoral College, and federalism.
NPV status: passed Senate 2007-failed; introduced 2009-failed. H. 1270
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...
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NPV has made North Carolina one of its targets for 2010. Yet North Carolina is a great example of the weakness of one of NPV’s key arguments. NPV points out that presidential candidates spend most of their time and resources in “battleground states.” That’s true. But what is often ignored is that states are...
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Tags: 1992, 2008, Fair Vote, legislation, North Carolina, NPV, safe states, swing states
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The genius of the United States of America is that we are both United and States.
This system is an American original—no nation before ever set up government the way the American Founders did. And no nation ever enjoyed so much success.
The American system of states is called Federalism. One part of it is the Electoral College, the state-by-state way we elect the President of the United States.
Some 'reformers' want to unravel our American system of states. The Evergreen Freedom Foundation’s Save Our States Project is dedicated to preserving these structures for the sake of our liberty, security, and prosperity. Find out more and please join us.