Eh Buddy Hoser

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[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Well, no. The entire premise is that the states pass laws giving their EC votes to the winner of the popular vote. It’s not just a pinky promise lol. Those laws would have to be overturned by their state legislatures in advance.

The only part that makes it a pact is that none of the state laws go into effect until enough other states pass their laws.

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[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 hours ago (1 child)

Who enforces it when a state sends the wrong electors?? Scotus won't take jurisdiction over a matter exclusively within state law.

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[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 point 53 minutes ago

The state Supreme Court….

So yeah sure, the state could entirely flip their legislature and state Supreme Court and send faithless electors and have it ruled as fine. But if they had the numbers to do that, they’d have the numbers to just repeal the law in the first place.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago

right, and there are already faithless elector laws. but the ones i'm familiar with, they punish casting the wrong vote. they don't correct it.

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[–] chisel@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

It's just as enforceable as any other state law or constitution.