Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: The 2A has been written by men and can just as easily be deleted by men. It's no biggie. [View all]MarvinGardens
(779 posts)While I agree that at this point in our history, the President should be elected by popular vote, this would require agreement by states that would lose power in this change. It seems unlikely, but there is another way.
The total size of the House is set by statute, not by the Constitution. Increasing the size of the House will give more EVs to all states, but the EV proportions will more closely approach state populations, and EC results will deviate less from popular vote totals. It will have the beneficial side effect of making our House representation more granular, local, and more difficult to gerrymander. It would be difficult for a subsequent Congress to undo. How many House members will vote to abolish their own seats?
This change can be made with a simple majority in both houses plus the President's signature. No constitutional amendment needed.