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RedSpartan

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22. I'm not so sure.

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 12:49 PM

Jul 2020

Currently, the electors take a pledge to vote for the winner of the state's popular vote. So the court's decision was addressing the "faithless elector" in that scenario.

But the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would create a new scenario, whereby electors would pledge to vote for the winner of the national popular vote. In that case, the court's decision means that a state could punish a "faithless elector" who did not do so.

So in my view, this actually strengthens the NPVIC, if and when it is implemented.

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Supreme Court Decision about Electoral College [View all] FM123 Jul 2020 OP

The federalist strategy: Challenge everything in court. Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #1

Hence the need to pack the courts. plimsoll Jul 2020 #17

A ruling in the opposite direction would have given deep-pocketed special interests the green light mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #2

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UTUSN Jul 2020 #3

Absolutely Stuckinthebush Jul 2020 #24

With this decision, time to get rid of the EC. roamer65 Jul 2020 #4

The electoral college is in the constitution. It would need an amendment Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #13

That's why secession may eventually be the best route for states with larger populations. roamer65 Jul 2020 #14

Uh, right wryter2000 Jul 2020 #16

When some states suggested secession sarisataka Jul 2020 #23

I'm imagining my state bordering, or even partially surrounded Hortensis Jul 2020 #27

No to succession. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #29

Secession. roamer65 Jul 2020 #32

Thanks! um No to secession. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #34

Lol. roamer65 Jul 2020 #35

That is the least of our problems if Dump steals the election. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #36

Give it 20-30 years, when temps in the South are hitting 130 plus deg F... roamer65 Jul 2020 #33

There's a work around wryter2000 Jul 2020 #18

That is unlikely...and a compact can be broken...who would ever trust the GOP? Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #28

True but wryter2000 Jul 2020 #30

I think we have to accept the EC will be with us and stop wasting time fighting Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #31

It might take a while but I think it's doable: the EC handed us the worst President in US history struggle4progress Jul 2020 #38

Amazing. Will the pendulum swing away from the Citizens United and VRA disgraces? lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #5

That's actually a small win for the good guys... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #6

This is a huge win for the national popular vote initiatives. Voltaire2 Jul 2020 #7

read it closely, it puts a knife to the throat of the popular vote interstate compact Amishman Jul 2020 #9

That was never going to happen anyway. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #11

I'm not so sure. RedSpartan Jul 2020 #22

that is my view as well. Voltaire2 Jul 2020 #26

K&R backtoblue Jul 2020 #8

Thank God. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #10

Good! Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #12

Takes one of IMPOTUS' election stealing strategies out of the playbook mcar Jul 2020 #15

GREAT NEWS obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #19

I'm wary of this decision. Let's wait for the pretzel logic that explains the REAL affect not_the_one Jul 2020 #20

Read it again. You have it reversed. hedda_foil Jul 2020 #37

This just shows how pointless it all is RhodeIslandOne Jul 2020 #21

The electors are the score on the board sarisataka Jul 2020 #25