They were trying to change the way California casts its electoral votes. That’s perfectly legal in itself, and the method of distribution they were proposing is, if I’m not mistaken, already in use by two other states. They were allegedly getting people to sign petitions by stacking them under Save the Trees or whatever. That’s a little dicier, but God knows the first thing you’re supposed to learn is not to sign anything you haven’t read.

It may be that in the coming decades all 50 states overturn the winner-take-all method, which many people have a problem with. Changing California alone would have given the Republicans the advantage for the upcoming election, but by 2012 no doubt other states would have followed suit and any “red” advantage would be diminished, if not gone.

In the meantime, the National Popular Vote movement is working to make presidential elections truly a matter of one person, one vote. Even California’s proposed method distributed votes by district majority, which would still result in “wasted” votes.

Yeah, I’ve noticed. That’s why this blog is called Birmingham Blues.

Del, I’m sure they don’t think of it as cheating. They think of it as “bringing honor and dignity back to the White House”. Yep, that’s it.

Del, if a ball player has to use steroids to “win” that’s cheating. If Republicans want to manipulate the electoral college that’s cheating. Cheating is not winning.

To put it mildly, Grandpa wasn’t the nicest guy in the world. But you know what they say about nice guys. On the other hand, you don’t see me naming my kids after him.