In Tennessee, a silent battle for the Constitution is shaping up. Ironically those who are most inclined to shred the Constitution are not liberals, but Republicans. Many of them do not even know what they are doing.
What is happening in the very red State of Tennessee?
The National Popular Vote has reared its ugly head.
The National Popular Vote initiative is a way to simply shred the Constitution without amending it. The NPV is an idea where individual States agree that they will award their electoral votes not to the presidential candidate who wins the state, but the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationwide.
The NPV came about in part due to the election of 2000, where Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the Electoral Vote. The election showed the power of small states, because if Al Gore had carried Tennessee for example, the result would have been different.
However, the result was something our Founding Fathers took into consideration when they created the Electoral College.
The National Popular Vote strips the power of the Electoral College away. There is a reason why our founding fathers created the Electoral College. The Electoral College allows small states to have power against some of the larger states. No state, no matter what its size, gets at least three electoral votes.
If we were going to change the Constitution, there is a process for that. It is called amending the Constitution. The advocates of NPV do not want to do this.
Perhaps the most alarming part of the NPV is the potential for electoral fraud. With the current system, if you have massive vote fraud in Nevada, it is only going to affect Nevada. With the NPV, vote fraud affects the entire nation and could change the outcome of an election.
So how does Tennessee figure into this?
The Tennessee House of Representatives is now considering adding Tennessee to the National Popular Vote.
This is not just an issue for Tennessee. It is an issue for America. If a majority of states enact the NPV, it will go into effect and the Constitution will be destroyed.
We need help from all across the country.
The bill is currently being considered by the State and Local Subcommittee in the Tennessee House. If the bill is killed here, it will die and we can help protect the Constitution.
Here are the members of the State and Local Subcommittee:
Ryan Haynes (615) 741-2264 rep.ryan.haynes@capitol.tn.gov
Jim Cobb (615) 741-1450 Fax: rep.jim.cobb@capitol.tn.gov
Gerald McCormick (615) 741-2548 rep.gerald.mccormick@capitol.tn.gov
Bob Ramsey (615) 741-3560 rep.bob.ramsey@capitol.tn.gov
Curry Todd (615) 741-1866 rep.curry.todd@capitol.tn.gov
Kent Williams (615) 741-7450 rep.kent.williams@capitol.tn.gov
Call and email these Representatives, even if you do not live in Tennessee, because their votes will impact you, even if you live in Montana, Texas or Maine.
We must stop this attack on the Constitution. As the proponents of the NPV try to push it, I am reminded of the words of Benjamin Franklin, who was asked what kind of government the Constitutional Convention had given America. He said, “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
We must keep our Republic from those who would seek to destroy it.
