[StBernard] Constitutional Principles at Risk in the Louisiana Legislature

[Westley Annis]

More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact#Possib
le_need_for_congressional_approval

and notice this:



Possible need for congressional approval



Although supporters of the compact believe the compact would be valid
without congressional approval, some critics maintain that the congressional
approval is necessary before the NPVIC can go into effect. Article I,
Section 10 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Clause>  of the US
Constitution states that

	No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, ... enter into any
Agreement or Compact with another State.

The U.S. Supreme Court
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States>  has ruled
in Virginia v. Tennessee
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_v._Tennessee> , 148 U.S.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Reports>  503
<https://supreme.justia.com/us/148/503/case.html>  (1893), and several more
recent cases, that such consent is not necessary except where a compact
encroaches on federal supremacy.[39]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact#cite_
note-38>  Every Vote Equal argues that the compact could never encroach upon
federal power since the Constitution explicitly gives the power of casting
electoral votes to the states, not the federal government. Derek Muller, an
opponent of the compact, argues that the NPVIC would nonetheless affect the
federal system in such a way that it requires Congressional approval.[40]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact#cite_
note-muller-39>  Regardless, supporters of the NPVIC plan to seek
congressional approval if the compact is approved by a sufficient number of
states

More here:

http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/index.php







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	And this is why Walt Leger should not be elected to any office
again.
	
	Westley
	
	
	-----Original Message-----
	
	Fellow Conservatives -
	
	On Monday, the Louisiana House of Representatives will be
considering
	legislation that seeks to alter the foundational principles of the
United
	States. HB 1095 by Democrat Walt Leger would force Louisiana to cast
its
	Electoral College votes for the winner of the national popular vote
	regardless of who wins the state of Louisiana. Under this plan,
Louisiana
	would have given its electoral votes to Al Gore in 2000 and  Barack
Obama in
	2008 despite both being rejected by a large majority of Louisiana
voters.
	
	This is a well-funded nationwide initiative led by ultra-left
billionaires
	such as George Soros to damage America's Federalist System. The
Electoral
	College is an important institution, which helps preserve the
separation and
	balance of powers between the States and Federal Government. We
cannot allow
	the liberals in the Louisiana legislature to cede our states rights
and
	undermine America's Founding Principles.
	
	We must stop this bill in the Louisiana House! The vote is expected
to take
	place on Monday afternoon.  Please take a few minutes to call and/or
email
	your Representatives and tell them to vote NO on HB 1095, the
National
	Popular Vote Compact.
	
	You can look up your Representative here
	
<http://lagop.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81f80dfae08a15f3629eabdeb&id
	=885effa44b&e=6a30004df9
<http://lagop.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81f80dfae08a15f3629eabdeb&id
%0A=885effa44b&e=6a30004df9> > , find their contact info here
	
<http://lagop.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81f80dfae08a15f3629eabdeb&id
	=9296b30797&e=6a30004df9
<http://lagop.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81f80dfae08a15f3629eabdeb&id
%0A=9296b30797&e=6a30004df9> > , or call the House switchboard at
225-342-6945.
	
	
	Sincerely,
	
	 Jason Dore
	Executive Director
	Republican Party of Louisiana
	
	
	P.S. If you'd like more information on this issue, The Hayride just
	published excellent article on the forces behind the National
Popular Vote
	movement.
	
	Link:
	
<http://thehayride.com/2012/05/on-monday-the-louisiana-house-will-take-up-th
	is-national-popular-vote-nonsense/
<http://thehayride.com/2012/05/on-monday-the-louisiana-house-will-take-up-th
%0Ais-national-popular-vote-nonsense/> >