Supreme Court to decide whether EC voters have a right to differ from state popular vote

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  1. jay runner

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    Supreme Court rules states can sanction or remove ‘faithless' presidential electors
     
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    So if the state says "yes", then "yes" and if the state says "no", then "no". Fair enough.
     
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    The Constitution states that each state shall appoint in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct. No where does the Constitution bind electors to a popular vote result. In fact, when the Constitution was ratified, most states didn't hold a popular vote and it wasn't until after the civil war that all states went to a popular vote. The original intent was to give each elector free will on who they would cast their vote for. So if the SCOTUS goes by original intent, there is no binding of electors to the popular vote. This is pretty clear.

    Then the question of the compact between states arises? This could be seen as collusion between several states to bypass or make the electoral college void. How the SCOTUS would rule on this, I haven't the faintest. If the SCOTUS would rule at all. The SCOTUS may kick the can down the road until the compact actually goes into effect, if it does. When it comes to how the SCOTUS would rule on these things, I'll make no predictions as I'm usually wrong when I do. I read the Constitution in plain English, not Lawyerese and read it without a political agenda as the judges on the SCOTUS have.

    As for the states who already passed a law to join the compact, beware of what you wish for. Things like this have a habit of coming back to bit you in the butt. I wouldn't be surprised on bit once it takes effect that a Republican wins the popular vote and loses in the electoral college. You can bet your bottom dollar that if that seemed imminent, a bunch of states would immediately withdraw from the compact. Then too, if a states legislature and governor changed parties, that legislature can pass a law withdrawing from the compact.

    So I'll just sit and watch. We've had such few faithless electors in our history I don't think it means much at all either way. Now the compact might, the key word being might. But states by passing new laws can either join or withdraw at their whim. So let whatever happens, happen. It be interesting to see posters rant and rave from both sides on this.
     
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    Then there is nothing left to say on the matter. With more and more states moving to give their electoral votes to the popular candidate, this ruling by the united state has ensured that all future presidents of the united states will be members of the democrat party. Donald Trump is now the last republican party member who will ever serve as president of the united states. One may as well tell Joe Biden now that he no longer has to campaign, as he has already won the election.

    With this ruling by the united state supreme court, the united states as it was known is now dead and no more. It is no longer a two party system. Democracy has been ended, and an oligarchy style of government has now been implemented.
     
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    They gotta have faith.
     
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