Dropping out of the electoral college
Of course, I have no idea how to start such a movement, but we've got a year and a half to make it happen.
Heeeeeellllp!
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Tuesday, June 05, 2007
More and more as I listen to/see all the Dem/Rep crap, and as I hear/read peeps laying out that same tired rhetoric that a vote outside the bipartisan nominations is a "wasted vote", a "protest vote" or even a vote "for" the repub nominee, the more I think we need to work to get something like this going. Something to give the power back to the people.I think we should all start grassroots movements in our own states, to make this happen across the US.
Of course, I have no idea how to start such a movement, but we've got a year and a half to make it happen.
Heeeeeellllp!
Of course, I have no idea how to start such a movement, but we've got a year and a half to make it happen.
Heeeeeellllp!
2 Comments:
A few third parties in Colorado have been trying to get this state to drop the electoral college. There was a resolution on the ballot this past November, but it failed.
Many third parties, the Libertarians, in particular are trying to push for instand run-off voting (IRV), where you rank your vote, say you vote for your top three candidates, then the top three candidates with the most votes get voted on in similar manner but you can only vote for one and that "one" is the winner of the vote. It's kind of how we do it in caucus meetings...
I'd recommend that you try to find an organization (likely, a third party) who is already pushing this in your state and volunteer to help the effort rather than trying to start an effort on your own...if all else fails, then starting your own drive (based on the laws of your state) would be in order.
Third party is either the way to go, or a traditional route to split the election. For a third party to succeed, it must have big bucks, great leadership, charisma, and PR savvy. How to implement that? Wish I knew!
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