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U.S. Supreme Court to hear presidential Electoral College dispute
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| 5/13/2020
| Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley
Posted on 05/13/2020 4:33:08 AM PDT by EBH
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To: stremba
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posted on
05/14/2020 12:43:37 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
To: stremba
The legislators cannot transfer their duties to citizens outside their state. To do so is to represent citizens other than those of their own state. It is quite obvious except to a lawyer I suppose who can infer any number of meanings to words written in plain English.
The same would apply to the so-called compact states regarding the electoral college. The electors would no longer be representing the people of their own state but the people of the 50 states as an aggregate based on the total popular vote.
To: EBH
I wouldn’t presume to mess around with the Constitution. The Founders were geniuses. I mean that quite literally.
To: EBH
Meant to say, mess around with such an important issue as as the EC.
To: BigEdLB
The last time state legislature chose electors was in 1876 when the Colorsdo legislature picked Rutherford Hayes electors because they didnt want to spend money as a new state where the vote for the legislature just happened
When the State legislature chose them directly. They still determine how they are chosen, and that manner is through party-slate electors, who are chosen based on the votes of their State.
The problem is that state parties choose electors. They need to do a better job. Faithless electors have the right to be faithless. Dont like that but that is what the constitution says. You need an amendment to change that. And no state vote for electors can be based on what another state does. You need an amendment to change that too.
State Parties choose electors because that is what the Legislature directed, and they can change that if they wanted. But who else would you trust to vote the way you direct? You can't just pick Joe Shmoe off the street and assume he'll vote how he's supposed to. Obviously, the electors have to come from within the party. And at that point, you just have to basically choose who you think is the most trustworthy.
To: StoneRainbow68
You are spot on.
The other reason the founders allowed electors to vote their conscience (i.e. faithless) was because they knew “shit happens”, like a winning candidate dies before the electors meet or pick any strange but disqualifying scenario. Back then electors were men of substance and intellect who could afford to travel and as such were expected to be able to exercise reason and calm in changed or dire circumstances.
I think this lawsuit is simply another step toward abolishing the electoral college as part of the progs overarching plan to destroy the republic.
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posted on
05/20/2020 12:02:12 PM PDT
by
Valpal1
To: EBH
A good friend who is an attorney constantly tells us “Everybody has a price.” In his years he has seen or heard of even the MOST respected, seemingly incorruptible people ‘bought off’ by the right $ amount. A few million in the right elector’s hands could change an election, for sure.
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posted on
05/25/2020 5:57:17 AM PDT
by
a real Sheila
(Love my golden retrievers!)
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