Ok, since you obviously have not looked at or read what you are arguing for, but are arguing from what you read about it on the internet, I will do the research for you. We will start with the actual title which is ““Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.” Next, here is the wording of Article 1 – Membership: “Any State of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of this agreement by enacting this agreement.” Which leads Ballotpedia to summarize the NPVIC by saying “The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an interstate compact to award member states' presidential electors to the candidate that receives the most votes nationwide. The NPVIC would go into effect if states representing at least 270 electoral college votes adopt the legislation.” You have to be willfully ignorant or dishonest to say this is not an agreement between states. Especially as the title and the first article state that it is an agreement. As this is an agreement, despite your assertion, it does meet the requirements of the Constitution to be approved by Congress. It is unconstitutional.
To your second point, the compact states that it does not go into force until it is passed by enough states to ensure they have the electoral votes necessary to win. Why would they do this? Because it is useless before that. However, each state that has passed this have agreed that when enough states have passed this to add up to 270 electoral votes it becomes binding. This is not a concept, they agreeing that action will be taken when enough states have approved it. This meets the legal, conceptual, and operative definition of a compact and again, without congressional approval is unconstitutional.
I notice that you ignore that this will totally negate democracy and will destroy the representative republic that our Constitution creates, thus destroying the Constitution. How does it negate democracy? The votes of those on the west coast will be negated by the way states votes on the east coast as the east coast counts their votes first. If we take the election of George Bush 2004, California, Washington and Oregon voted overwhelmingly for Secretary Kerry, but based on the NPVIC their votes would be nullified and the states would assign their electors to Bush, totally ignoring how their states voted even while the votes are still being counted.
What we see in the preceding discussion is a couple of things. First, you have not read what you are arguing for and supporting, and if you did, you did not understand it. Second, your support for the Constitution and what it says and stands for is lacking. Third, that your understanding of the Constitution is minimal. And lastly, you are willing to destroy the democratic process of our representative republic in the hopes that your party will be able to gain and hold power. While all are concerning, this last point is particularly disheartening for someone who spent over 20 years promising to uphold and defend the Constitution. It is disheartening as it shows you are willing to destroy the Constitution for political gain.
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