Review
The President and Vice President should be chosen by the same method every other elective office in this country is filled by citizen voters of the United States in a system which counts each vote equally. ... I unequivocally support this new strategy to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President. This new approach is consistent with the Constitution ... It s refreshing to know states have the ability under the Constitution to step up and create the sensible solution Americans have long been supporting. --Birch Bayh (D - Indiana)
The people have supported the direct election of the president for over fifty years. In this book, Dr. Koza suggests a way for states to come together and make it happen. ... I strongly support and applaud any good-faith effort to make the direct election of the president a reality and commend to you the intriguing approach offered in the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote" described in this book. --John Buchanan (R - Alabama)
This book describes the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote" an innovative approach that is a politically practical way to achieve the goal of nationwide popular election of the President. It has my enthusiastic support. --John B. Anderson (R - Illinois and Independent presidential candidate)
Product Description
The book argues that the President of the United States should be elected in the same manner as all other elected officials, namely a popular election in which each vote is equally important. The book outlines the current system of electing the President. It explains that the U.S. Constitution specifies that the manner of electing the President is a matter of state law, and that the states have the power to implement a national popular vote for President. The book describes, in detail, an interstate compact entitled the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote." The legislation described in the book is currently under consideration by state legislatures throughout the United States.
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