In the extremely unlikely event Warren is elected, it's even less likely she will be able to institute a popular vote for President.
It would require a Constitutional Amendment to eliminate the Electoral College. That means that 3/4ths of states must ratify the Amendment: 38 states.
Put another way: if 13 states refuse to ratify the Amendment, it won't happen. Can you come up with a list of 13 states that would be very unlikely to do so?
A hint: 29 state legislatures are currently controlled by Republicans. 2 more are split.
In the extremely unlikely event Warren is elected, it's even less likely she will be able to institute a popular vote for President.
It would require a Constitutional Amendment to eliminate the Electoral College. That means that 3/4ths of states must ratify the Amendment: 38 states.
Put another way: if 13 states refuse to ratify the Amendment, it won't happen. Can you come up with a list of 13 states that would be very unlikely to do so?
A hint: 29 state legislatures are currently controlled by Republicans. 2 more are split.
>Can you come up with a list of 13 states that would be very unlikely to do so?
Let's see...
AK WY ND SD ID MT NV KS MO AR OK NM UT
LOL exactly 13 on first shot :p
Add TX, LA, AL and MS. TX has a high population, but the Republicans control both legislatures by a substantial margin.
However, I wouldn't count on NM and NV. Both are controlled by Democrats.
Here's a map of state legislative control:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/US_State_Government_Control_Map.svg
Not sure that is currently accurate for Virginia.
No, it's not. The map hasn't been updated since December, 2017. Thanks for the correction.
I got it from this article, which was updated in August, 2019:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#State_legislatures
It reflects Democrat control of the VA legislature.
This is only if they are acting under the law, which they have increasingly shown that they don't believe in.