The Coming Reckoning Over the Electoral College

[Wyatt earp]

This is going to blow up in their face


Conflicting Rulings on the Electoral College Could Throw the Next Election Into Chaos


In August, the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit held that the state of Colorado violated the Constitution in 2016 when it removed Micheal Baca, a presidential elector who acted “faithlessly” and voted for John Kasich over Hillary Clinton, who was chosen by the state’s voters. It followed a contrary ruling from the Washington state Supreme Court, which held that the state could fine electors $1,000 for being faithless. Now, Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig is planning to bring the Washington case to the United States Supreme Court—and in doing so, hopes to blow up the current Electoral College system.

 

[M14 Shooter]

This is going to blow up in their face
Conflicting Rulings on the Electoral College Could Throw the Next Election Into Chaos
In August, the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit held that the state of Colorado violated the Constitution in 2016 when it removed Micheal Baca, a presidential elector who acted “faithlessly” and voted for John Kasich over Hillary Clinton, who was chosen by the state’s voters. It followed a contrary ruling from the Washington state Supreme Court, which held that the state could fine electors $1,000 for being faithless. Now, Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig is planning to bring the Washington case to the United States Supreme Court—and in doing so, hopes to blow up the current Electoral College system.

The electoral college will be just fine - it will elect our President in 2020 just like it did in every other election (save one).

 

[kyzr]

I'm not sure how electors are chosen, but they should not be "persons" but automatic faceless "votes".
We don't want the electors threatened, intimidated, or held hostage.
The EC should be "votes" not "electors".

 

[Zorro!]

A bunch of states have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Trump will likely win the popular vote, giving him the entire West Coast (including Hawaii), plus Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and the bulk of New England's ECs. Even being super-generous and letting the Dems hold on to MN in the case of a Trump landslide, look at what the NPV compact could do to the map.

(NPV states in light red.)

 

[M14 Shooter]

A bunch of states have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Trump will likely win the popular vote, giving him the entire West Coast (including Hawaii), plus Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and the bulk of New England's ECs. Even being super-generous and letting the Dems hold on to MN in the case of a Trump landslide, look at what the NPV compact could do to the map.

(NPV states in light red.)

The NPVC, should it ever go into effect, will not survive the first election where CA, IL and NY are forced to give their EVs to a Republican.

 

[rightwinger]

A bunch of states have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Trump will likely win the popular vote, giving him the entire West Coast (including Hawaii), plus Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and the bulk of New England's ECs. Even being super-generous and letting the Dems hold on to MN in the case of a Trump landslide, look at what the NPV compact could do to the map.

(NPV states in light red.)

Then Trump should support the compact
Winning the popular vote would give him a landslide!

 

[BluesLegend]

Then Trump should support the compact Winning the popular vote would give him a landslide!

Trump does not support Dem's attempts to cheat and rig elections.

 

[22lcidw]

A bunch of states have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Trump will likely win the popular vote, giving him the entire West Coast (including Hawaii), plus Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and the bulk of New England's ECs. Even being super-generous and letting the Dems hold on to MN in the case of a Trump landslide, look at what the NPV compact could do to the map.

(NPV states in light red.)

Then Trump should support the compact
Winning the popular vote would give him a landslide!

You got rid of the real currency...you enacted a foreign owned fiat currency printer....you got rid of the federal senators to be elected by state legislatures...now you want to get rid of the electoral college....Get rid of all of the checks and balances you fools. Wars on our territory are going to be a mutha ph uka!

 

[Terri4Trump]

 

[Augustine_]

This is going to blow up in their face


Conflicting Rulings on the Electoral College Could Throw the Next Election Into Chaos


In August, the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit held that the state of Colorado violated the Constitution in 2016 when it removed Micheal Baca, a presidential elector who acted “faithlessly” and voted for John Kasich over Hillary Clinton, who was chosen by the state’s voters. It followed a contrary ruling from the Washington state Supreme Court, which held that the state could fine electors $1,000 for being faithless. Now, Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig is planning to bring the Washington case to the United States Supreme Court—and in doing so, hopes to blow up the current Electoral College system.

The EC is obsolete and broken. Time for something else.

 

[Terri4Trump]

Doing away with the electoral college is ignorant, dumb, and most of all dangerous.

The EC is obsolete and broken. Time for something else.

You are an ignorant imbecile goose stepping to your own demise.

A bunch of states have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

A bunch of pieces of shit trying to create a one-party totalitarian state

 

[Zorro!]

A bunch of states have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Trump will likely win the popular vote, giving him the entire West Coast (including Hawaii), plus Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and the bulk of New England's ECs. Even being super-generous and letting the Dems hold on to MN in the case of a Trump landslide, look at what the NPV compact could do to the map.

(NPV states in light red.)

The NPVC, should it ever go into effect, will not survive the first election where CA, IL and NY are forced to give their EVs to a Republican.

I would expect that if the election starts looking like a blowout, you'll see an awful lot of blue state assemblies scrambling to see who can pull out of the compact the fastest. Failing that, some well-financed moderate Dem or NeverTrumper might just jump in, in an effort to deny Trump a popular majority.

 

[jwoodie]

Then Trump should support the compact
Winning the popular vote would give him a landslide!

IF only eligible registered voters are counted.

How else do you explain Dem districts that report more votes than registered voters?

 

[M14 Shooter]

The EC is obsolete and broken. Time for something else.

Let us know when you amend the constitution.

 

[BluesLegend]

The EC is obsolete and broken. Time for something else.

Why, because the Dem's lost, Trump whooped their ass and mocked them as losers?

 

[Zorro!]

Doing away with the electoral college is ignorant, dumb, and most of all dangerous.

That would require a constitutional amendment, and that ain't happening. It only takes 13 states to block that.

 

[M14 Shooter]

A bunch of states have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Trump will likely win the popular vote, giving him the entire West Coast (including Hawaii), plus Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and the bulk of New England's ECs. Even being super-generous and letting the Dems hold on to MN in the case of a Trump landslide, look at what the NPV compact could do to the map.

(NPV states in light red.)

The NPVC, should it ever go into effect, will not survive the first election where CA, IL and NY are forced to give their EVs to a Republican.

I would expect that if the election starts looking like a blowout, you'll see an awful lot of blue state assemblies scrambling to see who can pull out of the compact the fastest. Failing that, some well-financed moderate Dem or NeverTrumper might just jump in, in an effort to deny Trump a popular majority.

As we know, the Democrats will do anything and everything to win, so...

 

[Augustine_]

The EC is obsolete and broken. Time for something else.

Let us know when you amend the constitution.

No need. There's an interstate compact being prepared to deal with it.

 

[JustAGuy1]

A bunch of states have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Trump will likely win the popular vote, giving him the entire West Coast (including Hawaii), plus Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and the bulk of New England's ECs. Even being super-generous and letting the Dems hold on to MN in the case of a Trump landslide, look at what the NPV compact could do to the map.

(NPV states in light red.)

Then Trump should support the compact
Winning the popular vote would give him a landslide!

Why do you people hate the Constitution so much?

 

[Terri4Trump]

Who here thinks they know why the House of Representatives has numbers of representatives that represent the population of their states, but the Senate has two Senators for each state regardless of the size.

If you know the correct answer to that question, then you know why we MUST have the Electoral College