Maine Senate passes bill giving state's electoral votes to national popular vote winner

[Stormy Daniels]

It's a Federal System not a state system

No. Not, it's not. The constitution explicitly states that the state legislatures determine the method of choosing electors. Electors are a state office, period.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Conservative states are free to try their own compacts or to try rebelling in a Confederacy again

Liberal states are the new Confederacy!!!

Civil War 2.0, lets get it on Muppets!

It didn't work well for you last time. Reconstruction was the greatest mistake this nation ever made.

It’ll work out fine this time. We have the food, manufacturing and 90% of the military.

Please try

You’re one fucking welfare check from starving to death. It’s not going to take much effort. All we have to do is shoot people like you leaving your starvation zone. Meanwhile we eat steaks.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

It's a Federal System not a state system

No. Not, it's not. The constitution explicitly states that the state legislatures determine the method of choosing electors. Electors are a state office, period.

Think you’re going to hold those offices next year when your electorates vote against the will of their citizens?

 

[justoffal]

Will end up in court. Definitely a Constitutional issue.

How so? The Constitution clearly leaves it up to the states as to how they count and distribute Electoral Votes. Read Article II sometime.

They can split them in different directions
But they cannot change the result.
If Trump won by 60/ 40 in a state with ten electoral votes...he gets six in a split. That's as far as the Scotus will allow.

You cannot disenfranchise the State result.
Trust me that will be the SCOTUS decision.

Jo

 

[justoffal]

Sounds to me like a perverted form of voter suppression....no matter how the state votes its legislature gives its electoral votes to the person who at the end of voting wins the popular vote throughout the entire country....also sounds like a strong SCOTUS issue!

Maine's lawmakers passed a bill that would give the state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who won the national popular vote, taking a step toward becoming the 15th state to enact such a law. The Maine Senate voted 19-16 Tuesday to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would give all committed states' electoral votes to the winning popular vote candidate should the group accrue the 270 votes necessary for a majority.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington state and the District of Columbia have all committed to the pact. The most recent addition, New Mexico, put the total at 189 electoral votes....I believe those listed states are all DeathRAT controlled states!

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...

Wow 4 votes.....snicker.....

Jo

 

[justoffal]

It's a Federal System not a state system

No. Not, it's not. The constitution explicitly states that the state legislatures determine the method of choosing electors. Electors are a state office, period.

Dear Dummy ....THE CONSTITUTION IS A FEDERAL DOCUMENT. The states can choose electors...not elections.... Big Difference. It's a Federal System.

Jo

 

[Stormy Daniels]

It's a Federal System not a state system

No. Not, it's not. The constitution explicitly states that the state legislatures determine the method of choosing electors. Electors are a state office, period.

Think you’re going to hold those offices next year when your electorates vote against the will of their citizens?

I'm not holding any offices. And how the people react is not the issue at hand. The claim was made that this would be an unconstitutional method for choosing electors. That is false. The measure is constitutional. That does not mean it is wise or effective. But it's not going to be changed by the courts. If the people of Maine disapprove they can take that up with their legislature. If not, then que sera sera.

 

[bodecea]

Conservative states are free to try their own compacts or to try rebelling in a Confederacy again

Liberal states are the new Confederacy!!!

Civil War 2.0, lets get it on Muppets!

It didn't work well for you last time. Reconstruction was the greatest mistake this nation ever made.

It’ll work out fine this time. We have the food, manufacturing and 90% of the military.

Please try

You’re one fucking welfare check from starving to death. It’s not going to take much effort. All we have to do is shoot people like you leaving your starvation zone. Meanwhile we eat steaks.

And more physical threats from CRCs....is this all they can do? Get triggered and then start threatening people?

 

[bodecea]

It's a Federal System not a state system

No. Not, it's not. The constitution explicitly states that the state legislatures determine the method of choosing electors. Electors are a state office, period.

Think you’re going to hold those offices next year when your electorates vote against the will of their citizens?

You would know if you actually read the Constitution that the Electors cannot be members of the state legislatures.

 

[bodecea]

Will end up in court. Definitely a Constitutional issue.

How so? The Constitution clearly leaves it up to the states as to how they count and distribute Electoral Votes. Read Article II sometime.

They can split them in different directions
But they cannot change the result.
If Trump won by 60/ 40 in a state with ten electoral votes...he gets six in a split. That's as far as the Scotus will allow.

You cannot disenfranchise the State result.
Trust me that will be the SCOTUS decision.

Jo

Where in the Constitution does it say they can't?

 

[rightwinger]

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington state and the District of Columbia have all committed to the pact. The most recent addition, New Mexico, put the total at 189 electoral votes....
Add Maine and you have 193

Leaving 77 to reach 270

 

[Rustic]

Conservative states are free to try their own compacts or to try rebelling in a Confederacy again

Lol
Boy, Only fools look at everything through race....

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Sounds to me like a perverted form of voter suppression....no matter how the state votes its legislature gives its electoral votes to the person who at the end of voting wins the popular vote throughout the entire country....also sounds like a strong SCOTUS issue!

Maine's lawmakers passed a bill that would give the state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who won the national popular vote, taking a step toward becoming the 15th state to enact such a law. The Maine Senate voted 19-16 Tuesday to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would give all committed states' electoral votes to the winning popular vote candidate should the group accrue the 270 votes necessary for a majority.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington state and the District of Columbia have all committed to the pact. The most recent addition, New Mexico, put the total at 189 electoral votes....I believe those listed states are all DeathRAT controlled states!

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...

wah wah wah wah wah wah wah
we won the popular vote with NYC and LA wah wah wah wah wah

the left is ridiculous desperado fuckin losers, fags, pussies, misfits, and well read idiots

 

[Missouri_Mike]

It's a Federal System not a state system

No. Not, it's not. The constitution explicitly states that the state legislatures determine the method of choosing electors. Electors are a state office, period.

Think you’re going to hold those offices next year when your electorates vote against the will of their citizens?

I'm not holding any offices. And how the people react is not the issue at hand. The claim was made that this would be an unconstitutional method for choosing electors. That is false. The measure is constitutional. That does not mean it is wise or effective. But it's not going to be changed by the courts. If the people of Maine disapprove they can take that up with their legislature. If not, then que sera sera.

Actually it may change quite a bit. Your no care attitude may help the further destruction of the dem party even more than Trump has done. You’re the assholes not wanting voter ID. Just wait until a state like Colorado votes for Trump and their delegates go to a democrat. You think they will just shrug this off?

 

[007]

CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT... that's what the democrats know... CHEAT... can't win the way every other president in history has won, CHEAT, then suggest TERRORISTS IN PRISON VOTE, and 16 YEAR OLDS, and of course we can't forget all those UNDOCUMENTED DEMOCRAT VOTERS that illegal hoped over the southern border, they want them to vote too.

Democrats are the party of trash. They show us just what kind of low rent trash they are every day, and they're only getting worse.

 

[rightwinger]

CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT... that's what the democrats know... CHEAT... can't win the way every other president in history has won, CHEAT, then suggest TERRORISTS IN PRISON VOTE, and 16 YEAR OLDS, and of course we can't forget all those UNDOCUMENTED DEMOCRAT VOTERS that illegal hoped over the southern border, they want them to vote too.

Democrats are the party of trash. They show us just what kind of low rent trash they are every day, and they're only getting worse.

How is that cheating?

Republicans have just as much chance of winning the popular vote as democrats do

They should be thrilled with the new system
They never had a chance to win California, NY, NJ, Illinois and New England before

Now, all they have to do is win the popular vote and all those states are theirs

 

[justoffal]

CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT... that's what the democrats know... CHEAT... can't win the way every other president in history has won, CHEAT, then suggest TERRORISTS IN PRISON VOTE, and 16 YEAR OLDS, and of course we can't forget all those UNDOCUMENTED DEMOCRAT VOTERS that illegal hoped over the southern border, they want them to vote too.

Democrats are the party of trash. They show us just what kind of low rent trash they are every day, and they're only getting worse.

How is that cheating?

Republicans have just as much chance of winning the popular vote as democrats do

They should be thrilled with the new system
They never had a chance to win California, NY, NJ, Illinois and New England before

Now, all they have to do is win the popular vote and all those states are theirs

Didn't you guys learn your lesson about rule changes with Reid and Kavanaugh?
You do not change rules to suit the moment.
It's a very stupid thing to start. Once it begins there's no end to the number of changes.


Jo

 

[Moonglow]

Conservative states are free to try their own compacts or to try rebelling in a Confederacy again

Lol
Boy, Only fools look at everything through race....

This is about the race for president, thus the "throw the hat in the ring" gesture...

 

[rightwinger]

CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT... that's what the democrats know... CHEAT... can't win the way every other president in history has won, CHEAT, then suggest TERRORISTS IN PRISON VOTE, and 16 YEAR OLDS, and of course we can't forget all those UNDOCUMENTED DEMOCRAT VOTERS that illegal hoped over the southern border, they want them to vote too.

Democrats are the party of trash. They show us just what kind of low rent trash they are every day, and they're only getting worse.

How is that cheating?

Republicans have just as much chance of winning the popular vote as democrats do

They should be thrilled with the new system
They never had a chance to win California, NY, NJ, Illinois and New England before

Now, all they have to do is win the popular vote and all those states are theirs

Didn't you guys learn your lesson about rule changes with Reid and Kavanaugh?
You do not change rules to suit the moment.
It's a very stupid thing to start. Once it begins there's no end to the number of changes.


Jo

Tell it to Merrick Garland

Dems have no motivation to play fair anymore

 

[Moonglow]

CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT... that's what the democrats know... CHEAT... can't win the way every other president in history has won, CHEAT, then suggest TERRORISTS IN PRISON VOTE, and 16 YEAR OLDS, and of course we can't forget all those UNDOCUMENTED DEMOCRAT VOTERS that illegal hoped over the southern border, they want them to vote too.

Democrats are the party of trash. They show us just what kind of low rent trash they are every day, and they're only getting worse.

How is that cheating?

Republicans have just as much chance of winning the popular vote as democrats do

They should be thrilled with the new system
They never had a chance to win California, NY, NJ, Illinois and New England before

Now, all they have to do is win the popular vote and all those states are theirs

Didn't you guys learn your lesson about rule changes with Reid and Kavanaugh?
You do not change rules to suit the moment.
It's a very stupid thing to start. Once it begins there's no end to the number of changes.


Jo

Tell it to Merrick Garland

Dems have no motivation to play fair anymore

It's the nuclear option for a plebiscite.