Gov. Brown signed into law a bill that grants all of Californias Electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
Regardless if all of California voted for candidate A. If candidate B received more votes from the rest of the country then our electoral votes would go to candidate B and our voice would not be heard nor would our views be represented.
I would like to see our electoral votes be distributed by district and then which ever candidate a district voted for would receive those district electoral votes.
I read it in the Appeal August 11, 2011. I wrote about it when I first heard of it a few months ago before it was law.
I wrote to the state legislators, It did not do much good, but what can we do?
Why recall Brown? We have never had control of the electoral colleges. There are several instances where they have acted against the will of the people of the U.S. We need to get rid of the electoral colleges completely.
A bill designed to give California greater say in the presidential election got Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature Monday, drawing criticism from state Sen. Doug LaMalfa.
“This law eliminates 220 years of American tradition that protects the fabric of our country from fractionalization and mob rule,” LaMalfa, R-Richvale, wrote in a press release. “Under this plan, large urban population centers will dominate the elections for President. Rural America and rural California will no longer be spoken to in campaigns and will be a reduced factor in national politics.”
Assembly Bill 459, by Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, would give the state’s electoral votes, the largest in the country, to whichever candidate receives the most popular votes nationwide.
Supporters believe the bill would force candidates to campaign in California because of its large population. But the bill would only come into effect if states constituting a majority of electoral votes adopt it.
