Just had a very HEATED conversation with Fred, the gatekeeper in Sen. Hildenbrand's office. I called to make my views known on the bill sponsored by Sen. Hildenbrand regarding the national popular vote compact, and was essentially told that A) I didn't know what I was talking about, and B) my views didn't matter. I asked him about the supposed "fairness" of a scheme that nullifies MICHIGAN votes because states like California issue driver's licenses - and unquestioned VOTING RIGHTS - to millions of illegal aliens. He tried to convince me in one breath that this scheme would insure that every vote in Michigan would count, then told me in the next breath that Michigan electoral votes would go to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. HUH?! How does this ensure every vote counts if they are simply all given to the person who wins the national popular vote? That is THROWING AWAY votes.
The national popular vote will concentrate the voting power in the hands of the voters of a few states, disenfranchising smaller states. I was told the Senator doesn't see it this way, that the national popular vote will somehow motivate presidential candidates to visit smaller states to gather their popular votes. No, they have to visit smaller states NOW because THEY NEED EVERY ELECTORAL VOTE THEY CAN GET.
And WHY is he in favor of this scheme?
Because republicans can't motivate voters to go to the polls, particularly in areas that historically vote heavily democrat. These voters don't think going to the polls will make any difference, I was told. At which point I asked him WHY voters should trust republicans, since they have done nothing but lie to their base. Run on deficit reduction and then pass some of the worst, highest deficit-producing budgets this country has seen in generations. Run on pro-Second Amendment platforms, then pass gun control. The list goes on. I told him the basic problem is a TRUST issue that has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, at which point I was informed that the senator doesn't see it that way and is going full steam ahead with the legislation regardless of the feedback he receives.
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