Congressman Cohen Introduces Resolution to Abolish the Electoral College
December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reintroduced a joint resolution to amend the Constitution by abolishing the Electoral College. The archaic vestige of a compromise with pro-slavery Southerners during the 18th century debate over the U.S. Constitution, the Electoral College can and has, as recently as 2016 thwarted the will of the American people by installing as president the loser of the po . . .
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reintroduced a joint resolution to amend the Constitution by abolishing the Electoral College. The archaic vestige of a compromise with pro-slavery Southerners during the 18th century debate over the U.S. Constitution, the Electoral College can and has, as recently as 2016 thwarted the will of the American people by installing as president the loser of the po . . .