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Connecticut To Give Its Electoral College Votes To National Popular Vote Victor
MSN News ^
| May 7, 2018
| Dominique Mosbergen
Posted on 05/07/2018 8:29:42 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
Connecticuts legislature has passed a bill that would give the states Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationally.
The state Senate voted 21-14 on Saturday to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which includes 10 states and the District of Columbia. The state House passed the measure last week, 77 to 73.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: bluestates; connecticut; ct; ct2020; insane; popularvote
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To: Magnatron
The states can cast their votes any way they want. Unless a republican wins.
To: vikingd00d
So you are saying, this could backfire in a big way?
Karma is such a b!+ch...
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posted on
05/07/2018 8:58:51 AM PDT
by
alloysteel
(Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Odd - this sounds EXACTLY like Connecticut’s legislature is disenfranchising its own citizens.
63
posted on
05/07/2018 8:59:45 AM PDT
by
Smedley
(It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
To: rbg81
Exactly.
Doesn’t anyone in Connecticut remember the Charter Oak?
64
posted on
05/07/2018 9:00:08 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: RoseofTexas
When I tell people from certain states that my ANNUAL property taxes on 32 acres and a nice ten year old home are below $600.00, they think I live in some parallel dimension.
I need to remind them that it is not that I’m paying too little. Rather, it is that they are being robbed and have simply gotten used to it. The frog is boiled alive.
65
posted on
05/07/2018 9:00:33 AM PDT
by
robroys woman
(So you're not confused, I'm using my wife's account.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Make them prove that every Vote in every State is legitimate, then they can throw their hissy fit.
66
posted on
05/07/2018 9:00:37 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
( THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
67
posted on
05/07/2018 9:00:42 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: wizwor
"It may, but this will pass constitutional muster. States can direct their electors to vote by any means. It will not get to SCOTUS, though, because they will not have enough electoral votes to trigger the compact."
I don't think that is correct. The Constitution gives the states the power to SELECT their electors in a manner of their own choosing, but that is not the same as the states mandating how the electors must VOTE.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
So they’re saying if the stupid State voters don’t vote with the popular vote of other States then their vote is wiped out and given to those other States.
Seems unconstitutional to me.
69
posted on
05/07/2018 9:01:47 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(The Democrats haven't been this pissed off since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
There is no national popular vote. There are only 50 state votes. Just because the media decides to sum the state votes does not mean there is a national vote total. Too often the American public accepts the media premise.
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posted on
05/07/2018 9:01:49 AM PDT
by
Avalon Memories
( Proud Deplorable. Proud born-in-the-USA American Dreamer.)
To: Sacajaweau
Nebraska and Maine already do this.
In Nebraska, it is what kept the state Red, and from everyone who does not live in Omaha from seceding.
71
posted on
05/07/2018 9:02:49 AM PDT
by
redgolum
To: where's_the_Outrage?
CT is essentially removing its own statehood here.
72
posted on
05/07/2018 9:03:10 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 0)
To: savedbygrace
“Also, Art I Sect 10: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation”
Which is exactly what they are doing. Nice catch.
73
posted on
05/07/2018 9:03:37 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(The Democrats haven't been this pissed off since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
To: TexasGator
“Also, Art I Sect 10: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation”
74
posted on
05/07/2018 9:04:13 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(The Democrats haven't been this pissed off since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
To: Yo-Yo
“Also, Art I Sect 10: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation”
No compact is allowable.
75
posted on
05/07/2018 9:04:40 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(The Democrats haven't been this pissed off since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
That would negate the voting for President by citizens of Connecticut altogether.
Another leftist tactic to circumvent the electoral college. It was set up that way for a reason. and this is one of them.
76
posted on
05/07/2018 9:05:14 AM PDT
by
factoryrat
(We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it. MAGA!)
To: Steve_Seattle
“Also, Art I Sect 10: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation”
77
posted on
05/07/2018 9:05:34 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(The Democrats haven't been this pissed off since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
First...I think I've read that such an arrangement is unconstitutional without approval from Congress.Also,the states that have signed on so far are all reliably Rat states so....
78
posted on
05/07/2018 9:05:36 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
To: Avalon Memories
Exactly.
The states elect the president.
79
posted on
05/07/2018 9:05:41 AM PDT
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: Leaning Right
"Im pretty sure youre right. The Constitution gives the states great leeway on how their electors are assigned."
The states have leeway in determining how their electors are SELECTED, but that does not mean they can tell the electors how to VOTE. I think they Supreme Court would view this law as a backhanded effort to effectively abolish the electoral college as a meaningful entity. If every state passed a law like this, EVERY presidential election would end up being a 100% electoral college landslide; that is NOT consistent with intent of the Constitution.
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