The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is an unconstitutional Democratic power grab that will fail
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The Gist
The author argues that a plan by Democratic states to award their electoral votes to whoever wins the national popular vote is really just a sneaky way for Democrats to grab more power. He claims this plan violates the Constitution and will backfire when it gets struck down by the courts.
Conclusion
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an unconstitutional scheme by Democrats to concentrate political power in heavily populated, Democrat-controlled regions, and it will ultimately fail due to constitutional violations and legal challenges.
Premises
- NPVIC violates the Constitution's Compact Clause (Article I, Section 10, Clause 3) which prohibits states from entering agreements without Congressional consent
- All 18 states plus DC that have joined NPVIC are controlled by Democrats, revealing partisan motivation rather than principled reform
- NPVIC gives member states powers they wouldn't otherwise have by allowing them to allocate electoral votes based on national popular vote rather than their own state's vote
- The compact would effectively silence non-member states and concentrate power in heavily populated Democratic regions
- If NPVIC reaches the required 270 electoral votes, it will create a constitutional crisis leading to Supreme Court litigation more explosive than Bush v. Gore
- The true goal is creating a one-party Democratic state rather than genuine popular sovereignty
Assumptions
- The Electoral College serves an important constitutional purpose in balancing power between states
- Democratic motivations are primarily partisan rather than principled
- The Supreme Court would rule against NPVIC on constitutional grounds
- Concentrating power in heavily populated areas is inherently problematic
- The Constitution's federal structure should be preserved against majoritarian changes