New Jersey's entry into the National Popular Vote plan agreement is exactly what our constitutional framers wanted states to do -- take control over how to allocate electoral votes. It's the constitutional way to reform the Electoral College.

The current "all votes to the statewide winner" system used in most states only became the norm in the 1830s. After that we as a nation simply started to accept it as the way things are. But this system turns elections into a farce where most states mean absolutely nothing to the candidates.

Our founders supported direct election of U.S. House Members and, in today's America, that's the way to go for president as well. Hope people are aware of good resources at:
www.nationalpopularvote.com
www.fairvote.org/president

Sent by Rob Richie | 4:58 AM ET | 01-15-2008