The Electoral College was established by the United States Constitution. The 12th Amendment, passed in 1804, modified the process, but it has remained in force since that time; over 200 years. The intent of the Electoral College process was to ensure that the voice of smaller states would not be made irrelevant by the votes of the more populous states.

There is an effort to change this longstanding process devised by the Founders. The National Popular Vote (NPV) is an effort to change it; attempting to gain the approval of states with the 270 electoral votes required to elect a president, thus creating an agreement, or compact, among the states.

It would award the electoral votes of the participating states to the winner of the national popular vote, thus assuring that candidate's election.

This seems logical, but there are many arguments against it. All of the states which have approved NPV are “blue” states. Other concerns include “fiddling” with what has stood the test of time for over 200 years and creating unintended consequences such as voter fraud.

Heritage Foundation, a staunch supporter of conservative principles, opposes NPV. The NPV effort is supported by the ACLU and DEMOS (a liberal organization funded in part by ultra-liberal George Soros). Makes you wonder if this is really a good idea!

The method of electing our president is an important issue. Let's not make a drastic change just for the sake of change. Let's not mess with the Constitution and risk the unintended consequences and problems which would follow. Let's tell our state legislators (Senator Kavanagh, Rep. Ugenti-Rita, and Rep. Lawrence) that National Popular Vote is a bad idea which they should oppose.

For more details, search “Heritage Foundation National Popular Vote.”