states as possible to sign on to an "interstate compact." This agreement would require all of the states involved to vote in a block, and agree to cast all of their electoral votes for whichever candidate wins the popular vote nationwide. The pact would be enacted once the states that joined had a total of 270 electoral votes between them. At that point, the group would control the number of electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency, and would have in effect enacted a national popular vote.

The main complaints recently heard about the Electoral College is that it doesn't give every citizen equal representation, and that swing states get far more attention than any other states. People who live in historically Democratic states like New York, or historicallyWORLD CYCLE 2012

On July 23 2012, Juliana Buhring set out from Naples, Italy to make the first women’s world record for fastest circumnavigation by bicycle. The majority of her journey was unsupported. Without sponsorship or financial backing of any kind, she completed her attempt with the online donations of over 100 individual friends and supporters. On December 22, 2012, she re-entered Naples with a total time of 152 days including flight transfers and 144 actual days pedaled. She completed a total distance of 29,060 km, crossing 19 countries and 4 continents, covering an average of 200 km a day.

The Guinness World Record Rules:

The Guinness World Record rules require the rider to cover 28,970 kilometers by bike, in an East to West or West to East direction, wavering no