TAKE ACTION TODAY – SCHEDULED VOTE FOR TOMORROW

By: Steve Huston

Last week, we called your attention to Lame Duck activity regarding Michigan’s children and the dangerous, radical overhauls to Sex Ed in all Michigan Public Schools that the Left are trying to push through. If you haven’t acted on that, we urge you to do so now.

BUT THERE IS STILL MORE AND JUST AS CONCERNING LAME DUCK LEGISLATION HEADING OUR WAY! READ, ACT, AND PRAY!

Salt and Light Global just sent this warning out: “Tomorrow, the Michigan House will consider two bills related to the National Popular Vote. Senate Bill 126 and House Bill 4156, were recently introduced in Michigan to shift the state from directly participating in the Electoral College to a system where the 15 electoral votes of Michiganders are assigned to the presidential candidate who wins the most popular votes across the nation. This practice would mean that the electoral votes of Michiganders no longer represent their values, but rather, the values of people in 49 other states. Join us in prayer that God’s guidance would prevail in these decisions.”

This is on the House Session calendar for TOMORROW AFTERNOON! (Image below) Link: https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/Calendar/House/pdf/2024-HC-11-12-076.pdf

Rep. Rachelle Smit, MI House Speaker Pro Tempore, warns that the lame duck MI legislature is going to try to push through (and Governor Whitmer will sign) Michigan’s joining the National Popular Vote Compact (NPVCompact) this week. 

“Rep. Smit says the only hope is ‘if two dems don’t show up’ tomorrow at the House.”

We urge you to read the call-to-action letter below, sent to us by Patrice Johnson and then use the links at the end of this alert to contact your senators and representatives, urging them to vote NO on this legislation (Senate Bill 126 and House Bill 4156):

Call to Action: MI House trying to sneak National Popular Vote through during lame duck session.

NPV is like “two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner,” said Patrice Johnson, chair of PIME as she called on supporters to contact their legislators, “Right now.” She added, “Say the Southwest wants Michigan’s water? Who’s a candidate going to listen to, a population of under 8 million, or a city like the metro Los Angeles area that is even bigger.”

The National Popular Vote (NPV) initiative is creating waves across the country with its call for a dramatic change to the presidential election process. The rallying cry of “one person, one vote” has captured the attention of many Americans, particularly those who see it as a means to make each vote count equally, regardless of geographic location. Yet, critics argue that this compact undermines the core principles on which the United States was founded and threatens to diminish the voices of smaller states in the electoral process.

“The U.S. was founded as a collection of sovereign states,” says Trent England, director of Save Our States, an organization opposing the NPV. “Our Constitution was carefully crafted to protect the interests of both small and large states, and the Electoral College is central to that protection.”

The NPV is essentially a compact between participating states to allocate their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote, even if a different candidate wins in that state. This compact will only go into effect once states with a cumulative 270 electoral votes—the threshold to win the presidency—join the agreement. Introduced in 2006, as of April 2024, it has been adopted by seventeen states and the District of Columbia. These jurisdictions have 209 electoral votes, which is 39% of the Electoral College and 77% of the 270 votes needed to give the compact legal force. 

Michigan’s 15 electoral votes would put NPVC at 224, or nearly 83% of the votes it needs to take effect.

Proponents argue that the NPV makes the election process more democratic by aligning electoral votes with the national will of the people. As John Koza, the founder of the National Popular Vote organization, states, “A national popular vote would make every vote equal, giving all Americans a say in choosing the president,” detractors claim that this measure, while seemingly democratic, fundamentally shifts the balance of power within the United States.

Opponents emphasize that the United States is not a pure democracy but rather a democratic republic composed of independent states. The Constitution ensures each state has a voice through its structure of government, which includes equal representation in the Senate and a proportional system in the House of Representatives. The Electoral College was similarly designed to balance the influence of both populous and less-populated states in presidential elections.

The argument goes back to the founding of the United States, when smaller states sought to prevent being overshadowed by larger states. At that time, as James Madison famously explained, the need was for a system that could protect the rights of both small and large states. This balance was achieved through the creation of a bicameral legislature: the House of Representatives, based on population, and the Senate, where each state has equal representation. The Electoral College was designed to reflect this balance, with states granted electors based on their congressional representation—two votes for each senator and additional votes proportional to the number of representatives.

Critics of the NPV argue that it disrupts this carefully established balance by making state boundaries irrelevant in presidential elections. The Founders’ design of the Electoral College was rooted in the belief that states, not just individual voters, should play a role in choosing the president.

“To bypass the Electoral College is to fundamentally change the nature of our union,” says Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation. “This isn’t just about fairness—it’s about maintaining the balance of power among the states that was integral to forming our country.”

The argument about NPV is often summarized by a quote, attributed to various sources: “Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner.” This highlights the concern that the majority can trample the rights of the minority. The United States was designed to guard against such outcomes by establishing a republic where both majority and minority interests are considered in governance.

In short, while the NPV is viewed by supporters as a step toward true democracy, it’s seen by opponents as a threat to the federal balance of power that has maintained the voice and influence of smaller states for centuries. For them, this is not just an argument over electoral logistics but a battle for the soul of American federalism.

“It’s also a battle against mobocracy, which is what the ancient Greeks said a true democracy boils down to,” Johnson said. (End of letter)

Here are some other important facts to help us understand what the Left is attempting to do with this National Popular Vote move:

* If enough states pass NPV, they would effectively ABOLISH the Electoral College in Michigan. NPV covets Michigan’s 15 electors. Learn about NPV and the national coalition to stop it in Michigan. If adopted, NPV would hand control of this nation over to high population areas. The progressive Dems on the Senate and House Elections committees all favor NPV.

* As KeepOur50States.org says, “A very well-funded political movement based in Northern California which started in 2004 has convinced 15 State Legislatures, plus DC, so far to USURP this role and responsibility which our States have had since 1788.”

Our nation is a republic whose federation of states has willingly joined to form a more perfect union. This bill threatens the core of our representative government. It seeks to make our nation a democracy, subject to mob rule and sophisticated propaganda. (Hence, one party’s constant harping about our “democracy.”)

To provide fair representation to less populated states, our founders took care to design a system whereby each state has two senators. Each state is allocated presidential electors based on its population. NPV covets Michigan’s 15 electors. 

Please take time NOW to contact your legislators and respectfully share your thoughts and concerns; urge them to vote no on the National Popular Vote Compact—Senate Bill 126 and House Bill 4156!

You can learn how to contact your legislators at mi.gov using the ‘Find your Representative’ links. 

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