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Rin
2020 Jul 7, 4:20pm
Rin
2020 Jul 7, 4:20pm
The Electoral College was always under the aegis of the State legislature. What's changed?
Just look at the 2000 Florida recount if you don't believe it. The recount was stopped and the highest state court upheld that stance. There was really nothing that anyone could do about it.
Just look at the 2000 Florida recount if you don't believe it. The recount was stopped and the highest state court upheld that stance. There was really nothing that anyone could do about it.
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just_passing_through
2020 Jul 7, 8:28pm
just_passing_through
2020 Jul 7, 8:28pm
I expect that any funny business with the Electoral College will only push conservatives toward fighting back for realz...
So far they haven't been doing anything. Except for a few token things here and there like that couple who painted over the BLM graffiti that the city of Martinez paid for on their road.
So far they haven't been doing anything. Except for a few token things here and there like that couple who painted over the BLM graffiti that the city of Martinez paid for on their road.
The unanimous decision in the "faithless elector" case was a defeat for advocates of changing the Electoral College, who hoped a win would force a shift in the method of electing presidents toward a nationwide popular vote. But it was a win for state election officials who feared that empowering rogue electors would cause chaos.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-faithless-electors-can-t-go-rogue-electoral-n1231394?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
The Court held in a Unanimous Decision.