Posted on 09/25/2020 3:34:35 PM PDT by lightman
If the usual suspect Philly precincts count votes equaling 120% of registered voters, and they are 100% for the Rats, the Legislature has every right to void that.
‘Colorado passed this law.’
in fact. sixteen states have enacted this bill, but until states whose EV’s total 270 have also enacted it, it has no effect of law...thus, no states apportion their votes in this manner...
Looking at Wikipedia site it shows: Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, and Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia. It's pending in: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina.
They've voted that they will do it once enough states to equal 270 electoral votes likewise vote to adopt the strategy.
“Each State shall appoint, in a manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of Electors...”
It could not be more clear. If the Pennsylvania Legislature so chooses, it can appoint Electors directly. The Florida Legislature was going to do just that in 2000, yet another reason the USSC never should have heard the Bush v. Gore case.
“When the Constitution is silent, authority resides with the States or the people,” Thomas wrote.
Imagine how angry these states will be if Trump wins the popular vote. That would mean Trump would get Oregon's electoral votes. Antifa would go ballistic.
At the general election to be held in the year 1940, and every fourth year thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified electors of the Commonwealth, persons to be known as electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, and referred to in this act as presidential electors, equal in number to the whole number of senators and representatives to which this State may be entitled in the Congress of the United States.
25 P.S.§ 3191
1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, art. XV, § 1501.
Imagine how angry these states will be if Trump wins the popular vote.
Compact Clause
Article I, Section 10, Clause 3
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
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https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/75/compact-clause
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Congress is not about to give up ANY of it’s authority over elections.
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True, libertylover.
And, thus, my plan...
The EC is enumerated by the number House members (435), Senators (100), and three for DC. That totals 538; half of which is 269, which sets the majority number at 270.
That should remain the enumeration until the numbers of any of the three components change.
The EC Vote that represents a HOUSE District should go to the candidate who wins the popular vote IN THAT DISTRICT.
The EC Votes that represent the SENATE seats should go the candidate who wins the popular vote IN THAT STATE.
And, lastly, the three EC Votes that fall to DC should go to the candidate who wins the popular vote in DC.
The prospective addition of PR and DC as States could incorporate the same model.
This puts and keeps importance on EVERY VOTE.
bump
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