> The states countervailing the Constitutional requirement for an Electoral College are entering into a “compact”, which is prohibited by the US Constitution. <
That’s a good point. But there’s an easy way around it. The Constitution gives the states wide latitude on how they assign their electoral votes. So all a state need do is assign their electoral votes to the national popular vote winner, period. No need to get any other state involved.
Would that pass constitutional muster? I think so. Because that state’s voters will still have a say. Their votes are still counted towards the national popular vote total.
Nevertheless, if you are a smaller state, it’s an incredibly dumb move. Might as well stay at home and let New York and California pick the president.
So all a state need do is assign their electoral votes to the national popular vote winner, period. No need to get any other state involved.
Isn’t it accurate that the popular vote just is a selection process for Electors and that the Electors actually cast the votes that matter?
I was not aware that an Elector had to vote a certain way and that independence is part of the Constitutional process, which the States simply can’t wipe away?
Remember when the Dems went after Electors that were on the Trump slate to vote for Hillary?
If a state votes Rep. 60% and Dem 40%, but the Dem are ahead nationally by 0.5%, the statd then casts its voye for the Dems. This disenfranchises its voters. Suppose there is a compact of states willing to throw tbeir votes to a majority leader. There are so many ways the compact can game the system to throw the election.
SCOTUS will toss this.
Thing is, there is no national popular vote, not in an official government capacity anyway, would they use AP numbers? Does the compact account for nationwide recounts, how could it given some states would never pass it?
Would it be constitutional, Auh?
As for MN, I don’t think (at least I hope) that the GOP State Senate would pass an Omnibus elections bill (aka democrat voter fraud facilitation bill) championed by the rat state house.