DNC Chairman Tom Perez: 'The Electoral College is not a creation of the Constitution'
Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said during a lecture Tuesday the Electoral College isn't "a creation of the Constitution."
Perez made the comment while speaking at Indiana University Law School's Sixth Annual Birch Bayh Lecture.
"The Electoral College is not a creation of the Constitution. It doesn't have to be there," he said. "There's a national popular vote compact in which a number of states have passed a bill that says we will allocate our vote, our electoral votes, to the person who wins the national popular vote once other states totaling 270 electoral votes do the same."
Perez went on to note the first state to pass such a measure was Maryland.
Contrary to Perez's claim, the U.S. Constitution establishes the Electoral College in Article II, and the 12th Amendment details the process by which electors will meet and vote for president and vice president.
"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector," Article II states.
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There was an excellent example of 'Pure Democracy' in action on the television show, 'The Orville' last night. Show's the exact reason for the need to have something along the lines of the Electoral College.
And Tom Perez is an idiot. Does no one vet speeches these people make?
Lol i never thought of that while watching.
I wonder if that wasn't at least part of their intent.
That is, to point out how bad something like that might actually go.
Kind of a 'be careful of what you wish for'.
LMAO, and this just furthers why the jackass is their mascot.
I see more and more of this form both sides. Making stupid, unsubstantiated comments. Once upon a time, they had staff that actually reviewed this stuff before letting their 'leader' say it in public. Kept many form looking as stupid as they are, I guess they figure it just doesn't matter anymore.
"the Electoral College isn't "a creation of the Constitution."
He knew it was, before he didn't.
Talk about playing to a Maroonic crowd. I guarantee he knew that bit of info. !
This just further proves the genius of the EC when dingle-berries like Perez are against it.
What an utterly stupid statement. It does nothing to move the discussion forward if the democrats want to debate the popular vote opposed to the electoral vote.
What does that have to do with this article on Perez saying that the Electoral College has no bases in the constitution?
Why do you think he's saying it?
Please answer the question asked before posing your own. No need to play passive-aggressive games.
he is a moron who thinks everyone else is also.
*in other words,
perez is just another progressive fool who the left is going to follow off their next cliff.
I wasn't being passive/aggressive I was cutting to the real purpose of his stupid statement but if you want to focus on the minutia rather than the bigger picture I respect that. bye
Who's stupid statement? You didn't reply to anyone in your comment #6 When I asked you about your statement, you deflected and asked a question instead of answering the question posed to you.
I was referring to Perez's stupid statement. I'll move along so I don't disrupt the flow.
The left wing nuts are too stupid to understand that abolishing the EC could come back to haunt them.