Posted on 04/15/2016 7:09:14 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
As a contested Republican convention grows increasingly likely and the rift between Donald Trump and mainstream Republicans widens into a chasm, the possibility that the losing faction at the convention could mount an independent bid for the presidency remains very real. Such a split in the Republican electorate would normally prove disastrous in a general election, and even the threat of such a run could provide Trump with convention-floor leverage.
In a recent article, I proposed that the only way to ensure that such a split does not guarantee Democratic victory would be for Republican-controlled states to change their selection of electoral votes from a plurality election to a runoff system.
But even if making this switch would be good policy, it must also be good law. If states are to seriously consider this option, the case must be made that such a switch is both constitutional and compatible with federal law. This article will explain why it is both.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
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