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Dear John,
Throughout our country’s history, the president of the United States has been chosen not by popular vote, but by the undemocratic Electoral College, and this has created a significant imbalance throughout the judicial branch.
That’s why after the Court released their Dobbs decision, I tweeted this:
In fact, the three Supreme Court justices appointed by Trump -- Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett -- are the most appointed by any president since Ronald Reagan.
It's clear that the Electoral College is an unjust way to decide who will govern a nation of hundreds of millions of people. This antiquated way of electing the president gives some voters, including those in battleground states, more of a voice than others. Instead, we must elect our president by National Popular Vote.
Reform is long overdue and the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is a real reform that could work to elect the President of the United States by majority vote. Sign the Petition: Stop letting candidates who lose the popular vote win the presidency.
Here’s how the National Popular Vote Compact works: If enough states agree to assign their electors to the winner of the national popular vote in presidential races, rather than the state’s own popular vote -- we can fix the problems of the Electoral College without needing to amend the Constitution.
The National Popular Vote Compact won’t take effect until enough states have joined in -- and you might be surprised to learn, we’re only a few states away. Fifteen states and D.C. have already signed on, totaling 195 of the 270 Electoral College votes needed.
Whether it’s the Electoral College or the Senate Filibuster, if there’s one thing we’ve learned over the last several presidencies, it’s that democracy isn’t democracy when controlled by minority rule.
Help us grow the National Popular Vote movement and make it a reality in more states before 2024: Sign the Petition: Stop letting candidates who lose the popular vote win the presidency.
Donald Trump and George W. Bush, both of whom lost the popular vote, exemplify the long-standing, systemic impacts the presidency has on our country -- not just while they’re in office, but for years and years to come. It’s past time for the candidate who wins the most votes from the American people to win.
Thank you for joining the campaign today.
Robert Reich
Inequality Media Civic Action
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