Colorado asks SCOTUS to make electors vote with state

[kilgrave]

The case, involving Colorado 2016 “faithless” presidential elector Micheal Baca, could change the way presidents are chosen in the U.S. and have a permanent effect on the nation’s Electoral College system

PUBLISHED ONOCT 16, 2019 12:04PM MDT

Jesse Paul
@jesseapaul
The Colorado Sun — [e-mail]


Colorado is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a federal court ruling that allows Electoral College presidential electors to support whomever they want and not necessarily the candidate who wins the state’s popular vote.

The outcome of the case could change the way presidents are chosen in the U.S. by having a permanent effect on the Electoral College system and is being closely watched on the national level.


coloradosun.com/2019/10/16/presidential-electors-colorado-supreme-court-micheal-baca/

[pixy0stix]

kilgrave, reminder to not post the full articles.

[pixy0stix]

We just need to get rid of the electoral college.

[WOT?*]

Oct 16, 2019 14:46:02 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

We just need to get rid of the electoral college.

But, but, but...
Then the libruls on the coasts and in the cities will have all the power and all that land in poor Wyoming will be irrelevant.

[isabel]

Oct 16, 2019 15:44:09 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

Oct 16, 2019 14:46:02 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

We just need to get rid of the electoral college.

But, but, but...
Then the libruls on the coasts and in the cities will have all the power and all that land in poor Wyoming will be irrelevant.

This argument is so goddamn dumb. Yes, you're probably right that liberals will win. That's because there are more of them. These people suck at math as much as they do everything else, don't they?

[penguingrrl]

Oct 16, 2019 14:46:02 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

We just need to get rid of the electoral college.

I agree. My only hesitation is that I believe that would require a constitutional convention and I know that would be risk an official evangelical takeover of our country (versus the pretension that they haven’t quite succeeded we can currently say). I hate the EC with the fire of a thousand suns, and am bitter than out of 6 presidential elections I’ve been old enough to vote in it override the real result twice, giving two illegitimate presidents, to disastrous effect both times.

[sonrisa]

Oct 16, 2019 21:23:57 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

Oct 16, 2019 14:46:02 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

We just need to get rid of the electoral college.

I agree. My only hesitation is that I believe that would require a constitutional convention and I know that would be risk an official evangelical takeover of our country (versus the pretension that they haven’t quite succeeded we can currently say). I hate the EC with the fire of a thousand suns, and am bitter than out of 6 presidential elections I’ve been old enough to vote in it override the real result twice, giving two illegitimate presidents, to disastrous effect both times.

None of the 27 existing amendments went that route (through a constitutional convention). But I don't foresee amendment by either method. More than a quarter of the states benefit from disproportionate electoral college influence so I can't see 3/4 of the states ratifying it. 

The national popular vote interstate compact seems like the most viable route.

[penguingrrl]

Oct 17, 2019 11:37:14 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Oct 16, 2019 21:23:57 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

I agree. My only hesitation is that I believe that would require a constitutional convention and I know that would be risk an official evangelical takeover of our country (versus the pretension that they haven’t quite succeeded we can currently say). I hate the EC with the fire of a thousand suns, and am bitter than out of 6 presidential elections I’ve been old enough to vote in it override the real result twice, giving two illegitimate presidents, to disastrous effect both times.

None of the 27 existing amendments went that route (through a constitutional convention). But I don't foresee amendment by either method. More than a quarter of the states benefit from disproportionate electoral college influence so I can't see 3/4 of the states ratifying it. 

The national popular vote interstate compact seems like the most viable route.

Good point that it could be changed by amendment. But I also don’t see that going anywhere. I wholly agree that the national popular vote interstate compact seems like the only chance we have. We have to stop being held hostage by the EC, it’s destroying our country.