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August 13, 2009
I Amend the U. S. Constitution
The vote for President cast by an Alaskan counts three times the vote of, say, a Californian. Some have come to doubt the electoral judgment of Alaskans lately. (Just kidding!) Regardless, now is as good a time as any to bring the Constitution into the twenty-first century.
Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 1, of the US Constitution reads:
"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"
It should be changed to:
"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years. The President and Vice-President shall each be elected by vote of the citizens of the United States."
And then delete the next three paragraphs--along with the now superfluous Twelfth and Twenty-third Amendments.
These changes get rid of all that Electoral College nonsense and enfranchise over four million Americans. Plus, making them saves ink.
Posted by hockey at August 13, 2009 12:16 PM