[Political Junkie Too]

if you believe in the giving the states as much power as possible, then you’ve got to accept that this is constitutional.

I would say that if a state chose to do this unilaterally without conditions, then yes, it would be constitutional.

To me, it hits a wall when it binds the state to the actions of other states. It is no longer "a state" doing what "it" wants.

Making it contingent on a compact of states totaling 270 EV no longer makes it a single state doing what it wants.

Here is a question: what happens if Puerto Rico decides to become a state? They would get 3 Electoral College votes, making the majority now 541/2=271 votes. The compact would fall short by one vote. Does that make the compact invalid, or does that still bind the states to deliver a minority vote?

-PJ

[Leaning Right]

> To me, it hits a wall when it binds the state to the actions of other states. <

I agree. Please see my post #35. As to Puerto Rico - or anyone else - becoming a state, I don’t think that would matter. The Compact just says 270 votes, period.

And the more I think of it, the more I think USCG SimTech is right. It’s the “compact” thing that makes this idea unconstitutional. But my opinion doesn’t count. It will be up to the Supreme Court.