Loading ...in order to change the electoral college it would take a constitutional amendment. in order to amend the constitution, both the house and senate must propose the amendment with two thirds majorities (or it can be proposed by a convention of the states – theoretically possible, but never happens).
then, the proposed amendment must be ratified by the legislatures of three quarters of the states, at which point it becomes part of the constitution – the basic law of the country.
…BUT it is always the losers of the most recent election who are motivated to change the rules of the game. being losers, they are by definition in a minority – in power in a minority of the states. remember, to change things, there must be a three quarters majority, which is NOT what the losers have. if they had it, they would not be the losers.
presently, the party of the jackass (democrats) are the losers in the electoral college. they control eleven state legislatures. eleven is less than one quarter. three quarters are required to ratify an amendment. ain’t gonna happen.
the party of the heffalump (republicans) do have control of enough state legislatures to ratify an amendment. but, having won the latest contest, they have no motivation to change the rules of the game. ain’t gonna happen. it is always thus.
then, the proposed amendment must be ratified by the legislatures of three quarters of the states, at which point it becomes part of the constitution – the basic law of the country.
…BUT it is always the losers of the most recent election who are motivated to change the rules of the game. being losers, they are by definition in a minority – in power in a minority of the states. remember, to change things, there must be a three quarters majority, which is NOT what the losers have. if they had it, they would not be the losers.
presently, the party of the jackass (democrats) are the losers in the electoral college. they control eleven state legislatures. eleven is less than one quarter. three quarters are required to ratify an amendment. ain’t gonna happen.
the party of the heffalump (republicans) do have control of enough state legislatures to ratify an amendment. but, having won the latest contest, they have no motivation to change the rules of the game. ain’t gonna happen. it is always thus.