Electoral College problem ignored

[pat_k]

7. Constitutional amendment not required.

If enough states joined theNational Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) (with "enough" being enough states to represent 270 or more electoral votes) then the winner of the national popular vote would be the winner of the election.

Washington is one of the states that has joined the compact.

Now, I'm not advocating this. If Congress fulfilled its obligation to judge the legitimacy of the electoral votes, and only certify and count those cast pursuant to lawfully conducted elections, then the existence of electoral college (and the process of judging/counting their votes) would serve as a backstop against a corrupt state election.

The problem is, Congress has failed miserably at fulfilling it's obligation (When SCOTUS stopped the count in FL, they did nothing but render that election incomplete. Electoral votes cast pursuant to an incomplete election are unlawful almost by definition.) If they had done their duty, Gore would have been inaugurated in 2001.