Author Topic: The electoral college, and the NPV Interstate Compact  (Read 1413 times)

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Offline Super Colin Blow

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Re: The electoral college, and the NPV Interstate Compact
« on: April 26, 2019, 11:11:44 pm »
So why do you think electors should be able to override voters just because they don't like who won that vote?

I don't. The electors are supposed to represent the people of THEIR STATE, not the rest of the country as a whole.

If this compact is in effect by the end of next year and Donald Trump wins the EV but loses the popular vote, I do NOT foresee any of our state's 10 Democrats following the law. In fact, most of them would likely run to their nearest constitutional law professor, or their lawyers, to find out how they could wriggle their way out of it, and vote for his opponent. And I doubt they'd be the only Democrats across the country to try to do it.

The phrase "more honored in the breach than in the observance" comes to mind.

Also, don't forget that in 2016, seven electors--2 Republicans and 5 Democrats--defied their pledges and were "faithless electors". What if there were more? If there were enough of them, they'd likely get away with it.
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