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re: Maine joins unConstitutional National Popular Vote states

Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:14 am to
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:14 am to
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Our presidential election process was purposely designed not to elect any candidate by a national popular vote.

It was also designed to let states decide how the elections are run and how to mandate action by the electors.

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it’s unconstitutional

Possibly

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because it disenfranchises the voters of the state and robs them of their voice in the presidential election

I doubt for this reason, though.

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You can’t have states doing an end run around the constitution and creating an electoral process that is at odds with the process being followed by other states.

You do realize there is not uniformity in how states apportion electors, right?
Posted by OzonaOkapi
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Member since Apr 2024
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Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:53 am to
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it’s unconstitutional
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Possibly
because it disenfranchises the voters of the state and robs them of their voice in the presidential election
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I doubt for this reason, though.

if the National Popular Vote statutes determined to be unconstitutional, I suspect that it will be due to a finding that it constitutes an illegal compact between the states.
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