floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 个月前Harris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1399cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1399external-linkHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 个月前message-square62fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarebamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 个月前This is just a bandaid and the conservative justices on the supreme court will strike it down for some stupid reason.
minus-squareCluelessLemmyng@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 个月前Not sure how. The Constitution is pretty explicit that States get to determine how they send delegates to the EC.
minus-squarebamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 个月前There’s a whole Wikipedia article about the legality of it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutionality_of_the_National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact With this Supreme Court, my rule.of thumb is they will always pick the worst side of a debate, even if that goes against precedent and the constitution.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 个月前It’s also very explicit that interstate compacts require congressional approval.
This is just a bandaid and the conservative justices on the supreme court will strike it down for some stupid reason.
Not sure how. The Constitution is pretty explicit that States get to determine how they send delegates to the EC.
There’s a whole Wikipedia article about the legality of it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutionality_of_the_National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
With this Supreme Court, my rule.of thumb is they will always pick the worst side of a debate, even if that goes against precedent and the constitution.
It’s also very explicit that interstate compacts require congressional approval.