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To: headstamp 2

“It’s also a mass disenfranchisement of voters in a particular state.”

Voting for electors is not required. State Legislatures have complete authority over how electors are chosen. Voting by citizens of the states is optional.


30 posted on 05/03/2014 8:45:14 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Jim Noble

“... Voting for electors is not required.
State Legislatures have complete authority over how electors are chosen ...”
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You are correct, sir,
and that may provide for a counter measure to the “National Popular Vote” foolishness.

Supposing that the legislatures from several States
(Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and others...)
were to decide to create a compact of their own,
wherein the legislatures would directly appoint their presidential electors
(as is within their authority under the Constitution),
then no national popular vote tally would exist for the NPV states to relate to.


31 posted on 05/03/2014 9:15:35 AM PDT by Repeal The 17th (We have met the enemy and he is us.)
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