House Democrats Move to Eliminate Electoral College, Limit Presidential Pardon Power

By  //  January 4, 2019

ABOVE VIDEO: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speak to reporters after meeting with President Trump and Republican Congressional leaders at the White House for a second time.

(FOX NEWS) – With their party in control, several House Democrats forged ahead this week with legislation aimed at changing future presidential elections or curtailing the commander in chief’s power.

Articles of impeachment and a move to end the ongoing partial government shutdown – albeit, without President Trump’s explicit demand for funding for a border wall – were also brought up as the 116th Congress convened for the first time.

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced a pair of constitutional amendments that would eliminate the Electoral College as well as strictly prohibiting a president from pardoning himself, family members or associates.

Trump secured the 2016 election by winning the Electoral College with 304 votes to Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 232. But Clinton beat Trump by nearly 3 million in the popular vote. Especially since then, many Democrats have vociferously opposed the system.

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