Senate Democrats introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system. Although the United States of America is explicitly a constitutional republic, three Democratic senators wish to establish a direct democracy. Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the measure to elect the president by the popular vote. What a joke. You really mean so that California and New York can elect all of our presidents? The Electoral College isn't going anywhere. P.S., America is NOT a democracy. It's a Republic. The Founding Fathers warned against democracies. pic.twitter.com/UBM1OpwJ2k — Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) December 16, 2024 “I first introduced a bipartisan resolution to abolish the Electoral College before the Bush-Gore general election in 2000. I still believe it’s needed today,” Durbin said. I first introduced a bipartisan resolution to abolish the Electoral College before the Bush-Gore general election in 2000. I still believe it’s needed today. https://t.co/APPwiDdCo2 — Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) December 16, 2024 From The Hill: The senators are troubled that the Electoral College has twice elected a candidate who didn’t win the popular vote in the past 19 years. In both those instances, a Republican captured the White House — George W. Bush in the 2000 election and Trump in the 2016 election. “In an election, the person who gets the most votes should win. It’s that simple,” Schatz said. “No one’s vote should count for more based on where they live. The Electoral College is outdated and it’s undemocratic. It’s time to end it.” To be sure, Trump would have still won the 2024 election if it had been decided by popular vote. He collected 77,300,739 votes compared to Vice President Harris’s 75,014,534. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul also called for the abolition of the Electoral College. “It’s time to amend the Constitution and relegate the institution of the Electoral College to the history books,” she said. WATCH: BREAKING: New York Governor Kathy Hochul calls for the abolition of the Electoral College: “It's time to amend the Constitution and relegate the institution of the Electoral College to the history books.” pic.twitter.com/xKzGiYspyb — America (@america) December 18, 2024 Per Newsweek: The winner received the most votes in all but five presidential elections. Two of the five times that this has taken place has been in the last 19 years, once with former President George W. Bush in 2000 and again with President-elect Donald Trump in 2016. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had also called for abolishing the Electoral College after she won the popular vote but lost to Trump in the 2016 presidential election. With most states being easily predictable on whether they will go blue or red, a handful of states are determining the leader for the overall country. The proposal said, “17 states and the District of Columbia have joined a national plan to bypass the Electoral College by agreeing to allocate its electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the national popular vote.” The amendment proposal is also supported by the NAACP and Common Cause, according to Schatz and Durbin. The bill introduced to the Senate on December 12 is meant to “restore democracy,” according to Schatz. “Democracy” is tyranny of the majority. The Founding Fathers warned that a pure democracy would lead to despotism and the violation of rights.