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2020-05-14 -Land of the Free

U.S. Supreme Court justices worry about 'chaos' in Electoral College dispute

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Posted by 746 2020-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 They should be nervous. It is a very pillar of the foundation of the union of states known as the Constitution. Dissolve the function of the college, you dissolve the contract.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-05-14 06:37|| 2020-05-14 06:37|| Front Page Top

#2 [Electors] are free to disregard laws directing them to back the candidate who prevails in their state’s popular vote.

Reasons for all of us to be concerned. Another way that the person who you vote for is not the person you get. The penalties vary for a "faithless elector" by state. I can see where some rich left-wing ideologue who wants to make the world over in his image might come along and drop a ton of money on a faithful elector and turn them into a faithless elector.

Penalties for faithless electors.

Posted by JohnQC 2020-05-14 08:28|| 2020-05-14 08:28|| Front Page Top

#3 There is already chaos but it only confined to the swing districts:
-- No voter roll validation or clean-up
-- No proof of citizenship, residency required
-- No guarantee of one citizen, one vote
-- Vote early and vote often

Posted by Airandee 2020-05-14 08:48|| 2020-05-14 08:48|| Front Page Top

#4 No. No. NO. The electoral college does NOT vote according to a state's popular votes. The final outcome of the total of each congressional district's votes in that state determines what they are to vote for (they validate the outcome, don't second guess or refine it) It's sad almost nobody understands that anymore. It was 6th grade stuff at one point.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-14 10:12|| 2020-05-14 10:12|| Front Page Top

#5 There's a reason civics are no longer taught.

Posted by charger 2020-05-14 14:04|| 2020-05-14 14:04|| Front Page Top

#6 ?\ When I was a kid the rumor inside the teaching business locally was: "High school coach teaches Civics/History because you could 'grade soft' and avoid getting the parents mad at you (win some games and maybe 'move up' to bigger and bigger coaching jobs). Then the SJW / PC movement gained momentum and Coaches started teaching Mathematics because it was (career wise) safer..."

Posted by magpie 2020-05-14 19:49|| 2020-05-14 19:49|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm looking forward to CO and a few other states giving up their electoral votes to Trump because they didn't forsee that he might actually win the Popular vote.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-05-14 19:53|| 2020-05-14 19:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Biden? Biden? Seriously?

No, the EC tally won't be close. Trump will win the popular vote.

Smarter Dems know this and are simply acting out / virtue-signaling, for form's sake.

Posted by Lex 2020-05-14 21:42|| 2020-05-14 21:42|| Front Page Top

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