Many radical positions of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, now Kamala Harris’s running mate, are well documented, but a lesser-known measure shows his support for a dangerous scheme to manipulate future presidential elections.
Last May, Walz signed a massive spending bill with a curious provision tucked near the end: the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV). This “log rolling” was necessary because even some Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature opposed to the scheme. Putting it in a “must pass” bill was the only way to force the anti-Electoral College compact through the legislature so that Walz could sign it.
Here’s how I described the compact in a recent book:
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, or NPV, takes advantage of the flexibility granted to state legislatures in the Constitution: “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature…
