1) I think Trump wins the pop vote. When that happens, you’ll see the lefties rescind & repeal these “compact” votes faster than Newsome can lock down a healthy city.
2) The “compact” is meaningless until 279 electoral votes’ worth of states sign it. But even then, it means nothing until/unless actually enacted. (The legal principle of “moot-ness,” i.e., you can’t challenge a law until there is a real harm-—it’s the reason the USSC refused to hear the NYC gun case, because it was moot. NYC repealed it, so no one actually suffered a harm).
The Court will NOT act on hypothetical harms. So a case against this will not go anywhere until someone loses an election in which one person wins the popular vote, loses a “compact” state, has the compact put in force, and a legal challenge is issued. One would hope this would be expedited and settled as was Bush v. Gore before the electors are counted.
So don’t hold your breath waiting for a court challenge, and don’t worry about the “compact” states until their number reaches 279 worth of states.
Thanks, Larry. Good synopsis.
I want Trump to take the popular vote.
These popular vote compacts are like little kids that didn’t win the game and demanded to change the rules. I grew up with a bunch of siblings and know their next claim after Trump wins the popular vote is that we cheated somehow.