I actually have something positive to say about Sen. Nelson!

OK, I am not used to this. But, here I go.

Nelson actually proposed legislation that would rid us of the Electoral College and allow us to have truly democratic 'popular voting'. Really!

And, apparently, he doesn't propose stuff to often. But, I would have to say this is the best election reform legislation I have seen. He is actually insisting on true reform instead of bills with fancy language that confuses voters (;a novel idea).
“As I have engaged in this quest, for me it’s fairly simple, it’s a case of fundamental rights versus party rules,” Nelson told Florida lawmakers

Of course, all of this revolves around our delegate situation. Included in the bill is something he and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) proposed in 2007: breaking the primaries up into regions and have them on a rotation. This idea didn't go too far, of course. But, coupled with a call for popular voting...it might make it.


I would like to encourage everyone to contact Sen. Nelson and THANK him for introducing common sense legislation regarding our voting system and ENCOURAGE him not to give in. Actually, you should all send this information to everyone you know and tell them to call their representatives and encourage them to support it.

"A number of Senate aides, both Democrat and Republican, tell FOX News it’s a near impossibility that Nelson’s new bill would be considered in the midst of a heated presidential election, despite one senior Senate Democratic leadership aide who said, “Election reform and efforts to increase voter participation are important issues that need to be addressed.”

“This country cannot afford to wait another 93 years before we fix the flaws we still see in our election system, because the blessings of liberty cannot wait. I believe the time for reform is now,” Nelson said, referencing to the fight Susan B. Anthony waged for women’s suffrage in the 19th Century."

Who knows when someone will introduce this again. Even now, it is not the main motivation behind the bill. There is going to be an uphill battle and we need to win it. (Now, all we need true campaign finance reform and re-districting and we would ahve a truly functioning democracy!)

The coverage of this hasn't been too positive; mostly focusing on the delegate situation.
CBS News
The Raw Story
CNN
The New York Observer

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This totally has nothing to do voting. But, some guy thinks Nelson should be picked as the Democratic VP. LOL Had to share.

(See, couldn't give the man one good post.)