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Did Founder James Wilson Oppose Electoral College, Favor ‘National Popular Vote?’

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Did Founder James Wilson Oppose Electoral College, Favor ‘National Popular Vote?’
Rob Natelson
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James Wilson of Pennsylvania (1742–98), a distinguished lawyer who eventually served on the U.S. Supreme Court, was one of the most influential of the Constitution’s framers. Some scholars rank him as second only to James Madison.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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