SCOTUS unanimously upholds Faithless Elector laws

[broncoaz]

I wonder if this could have any effect on the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact? Probably not because this decision upholds state laws, but it may indicate that laws to subvert the electoral college may not be upheld.

Supreme Court Rules State 'Faithless Elector' Laws Constitutional

The decision could directly affect the election, which will take place in November amid a pandemic and a partial economic collapse.

www.npr.org

 

[MrSmith]

I wonder if this could have any effect on the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact? Probably not because this decision upholds state laws, but it may indicate that laws to subvert the electoral college may not be upheld.

Supreme Court Rules State 'Faithless Elector' Laws Constitutional

The decision could directly affect the election, which will take place in November amid a pandemic and a partial economic collapse.

www.npr.org

Does this mean they have to follow the rules of the job and the oath they took going into the job? Interesting.

Thank you,
MrSmith

 

[army_eod]

Let me think.....if the electoral college/electors have to vote with the popular vote, then WHY DO WE NEED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE OR ELECTORS???

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

 

[Charger442]

Let me think.....if the electoral college/electors have to vote with the popular vote, then WHY DO WE NEED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE OR ELECTORS???

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

yes, you are missing something.

they have to follow the popular vote for their particular state. not the popular vote for the nation overall.

 

[Charger442]

i saw this outcome earlier and thought to myself "im surprised John Roberts didnt re-write the defendants arguments and then rule that the entire electoral college was unconstitutional."

because you know he wanted to.

 

[broncoaz]

Let me think.....if the electoral college/electors have to vote with the popular vote, then WHY DO WE NEED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE OR ELECTORS???

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

Without the electoral college the politicians could completely ignore the will of "flyover country" all of the time. Under a straight popular vote if they were to win California, New York, and a couple other large population centers they would win the election and fuck what the rest of the people think. The electoral college is very necessary to give all states a say.

 

[army_eod]

I agree the college is what makes us a representative government and Republic, etc. It just sounds as if the electors must vote the popular vote which runs counter to what I understood. State by state....I get it.

 

[Rthur]

Need to punch through a state version of the college.
List of states controlled by one city is getting out of hand.

R

 

[Flyingbullseye]

Without the electoral college the politicians could completely ignore the will of "flyover country" all of the time. Under a straight popular vote if they were to win California, New York, and a couple other large population centers they would win the election and fuck what the rest of the people think. The electoral college is very necessary to give all states a say.

In essence a larger version of Illinois.

 

[lash]

Need to punch through a state version of the college.
List of states controlled by one city is getting out of hand.

R

Maine and Nebraska are the two states that currently require their electoral college representatives to vote according to their district popular vote tallies. Unfortunately, these two states have a very small EC count together and therefore little change in influence as a result.

 

[Halberdier]

I wonder if this will have an unintended effect on the concept of a brokered convention.

 

[deersniper]

Need to punch through a state version of the college.
List of states controlled by one city is getting out of hand.

R

How that would change all these commie states. You guys don’t realize how many good people in CA NY etc are fucked by a couple big cities

 

[broncoaz]

How that would change all these commie states. You guys don’t realize how many good people in CA NY etc are fucked by a couple big cities

Making the states not winner take all on electoral votes and proportional to the state’s popular vote would go a long way towards leveling the playing field. That change would make it so the votes from a state would give people outside of the cities a say. Some states are like this in their primaries, I don’t think any are in the general.

 

[lash]

I just finished reading up on the electoral college:

Maine and Nebraska are the two states that currently require their electoral college representatives to vote according to their district popular vote tallies. Unfortunately, these two states have a very small EC count together and therefore little change in influence as a result.