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To: Cheburashka

Just splitting hairs, and I’m sure its been decided, but this is for appointment only. It doesn’t say anything about apportionment.

They could throw darts at a list of names, but it doesn’t say that the electors can be apportioned by result of the general election.

Just thinking out loud on an issue I don’t really care to research.


25 posted on 08/05/2007 1:30:38 PM PDT by Comstock1 (If it's a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle.)
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To: Comstock1
“...in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct...” That seems pretty broad to me, and I interpret it that they can direct apportionment to be used. Your mileage may vary.

If this idea actually goes anywhere (and it may not) as an initiative, I expect a court or courts to be involved somewhere down the line to rule on its validity.

It would be funny to see the Democrats argue against proportional representation, but I expect they would and not even bat an eye at their own hypocrisy.

26 posted on 08/05/2007 3:00:56 PM PDT by Cheburashka (It's a _happy_ Russian novel. Everybody still dies, but everybody dies happy.)
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