floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@beehaw.org
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square70fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@beehaw.org
minus-squareCluelessLemmyng@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoNot sure how. The Constitution is pretty explicit that States get to determine how they send delegates to the EC.
minus-squarebamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThere’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.
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.