Giving It All Away (AB459)

Back in July the Legislature of California voted to award all of California's 55 electoral votes to whomever wins the popular election nationwide. In other words, the Democrat might win the state in a landslide, but the electoral college delegates would vote as a block for his opponent, based on results in the populous east coast. Governor Brown signed this bill (AB459) into law in August.
It is the largest voter disenfranchisement in history, and did not come through
California's well worn initiative system. It was a direct action of the Legislature alone who did not count it wise to refer the matter directly to the citizens. It is important to name the 76 Californians who sold the rest of us out.

AB459 vote 7/14/2011

Assembly votes for the bill:
Alejo Allen Ammiano Atkins Beall
Block Blumenfield Bonilla Bradford Brownley
Buchanan Butler Charles Calderon Campos
Carter Cedillo Chesbro Davis Eng
Feuer Fong Fuentes Furutani Galgiani Gatto
Gordon Hagman Hall Hayashi Roger Hernández
Hill Huber Hueso Huffman Lara Bonnie
Lowenthal Ma Mendoza Monning Norby Pan Perea
John A. Pérez V. Manuel Pérez Portantino
Skinner Solorio Swanson Torres Wieckowski Williams Yamada

State Senate votes for the bill:
Alquist Calderon Corbett Correa De León
DeSaulnier Evans Hancock Hernandez Leno Lieu
Liu Lowenthal Negrete McLeod Padilla Pavley
Price Rubio Simitian Steinberg Vargas Wolk
Yee

Governor Brown signed the bill into law 8/8/2011

Those who voted against are to be commended, few though they be. There
were only 30 across both houses.