Tennessee updates on NPV, the Electoral College, and federalism.
NPV status: introduced 2007-failed. Introduced 2011- failed 2012HB 1302
Tweet In a shocking twist, ex-Senator Fred Thompson has joined the effort to abolish the Electoral College. He claims that the National Popular Vote movement is “totally consistent with our constitutional principles.” I like Thompson. I voted for him in the 2008 presidential primaries. But his endorsement of NPV simply cannot be reconciled with...
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Tags: Equal Protection, Federalism, Fred Thompson, Tennessee
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Tweet 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....
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Tags: Constitution, Constitutional Convention, diversity, Federalism, freedom, States
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