Next we need them to forbid States demanding their electors ignore locally cast votes in favor of the national popular vote.
Agreed. That is one of the biggest electoral issues coming down the pipe.
I find the concept itself repugnant in its conception, besides being corrosive and destructive to the Republic.
Bump!
“Next we need them to forbid States demanding their electors ignore locally cast votes in favor of the national popular vote.”
There is nothing in the Constitution that forbids the states from directing the electors how to vote.
Exactly. So if this is the case, how does an elector cast a vote for the nationwide popular vote winner? Isn’t that ignoring the voters in his jurisdiction?
Kagan’s specific language refers to the state’s voters wishes being honored. Using that language when she did not have to is an indication that the PV Compact would have a very tough time.