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Supreme Court to decide whether Electoral College voters are required to support the presidential candidate who wins state.
2020-01-18
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Posted by:Fred

#12  Hi, 746! It’s always good when you poke your head in. :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-01-18 23:49  

#11  No Electoral College, No Government period.

As if we are not fooling ourselves that we have one now.
Posted by: newc   2020-01-18 19:44  

#10  a little light reading should clear things up a bit....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._68
Posted by: 746   2020-01-18 18:41  

#9  ...This will, of course, last until somebody the Compact States don't like wins an election.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2020-01-18 17:28  

#8  Since when did the "State" have the power to tell people who they can vote for? Think about it, hard.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-01-18 11:06  

#7  If I lived in one of the "Voter Compact States" I would feel that my vote had become meaningless considering the widespread voter fraud in certain states...
Posted by: magpie   2020-01-18 10:53  

#6  The States derive their power from the just consent of those they govern. All roads lead back to the People.

The elites are working around the clock to fix that "problem..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-01-18 09:49  

#5  The States derive their power from the just consent of those they govern. All roads lead back to the People.
Posted by: Lex   2020-01-18 09:35  

#4  Seems to me the States have the right to set the rules for their Electors how they wish - the People are not who elects the President, the States are.
Posted by: Glenmore   2020-01-18 09:32  

#3  i thought the left loved them some pure democracy

wait what am i saying, the left loves whatever will give them power
Posted by: Bob Grorong1136   2020-01-18 09:18  

#2  The Electoral College serves as a formalization and endorsement of the outcome of each state's election. The fact that there's no "choice" involved is exactly the point.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-01-18 07:06  

#1  Why even have it, if there is no option?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-01-18 03:09  

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