re: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 States Can Bind Faithless Electors

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That literally makes no sense.

A state could just as easily change their laws to say that "The electors of Tennessee will be bound to the candidate that the voters from the state of California chose."

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a 9-0 decision is a very powerful tool to allow states to choose how the electors must vote

this is going to be the argument when (not if) it comes up

you can't give states broad powers and then take it back when they use those powers in a way you don't like

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states who want the compact will just change their laws to say the candidate who wins the national popular vote wins the state

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That literally makes no sense.

A state could just as easily change their laws to say that "The electors of Tennessee will be bound to the candidate that the voters from the state of California chose."

And it'd have to stick?

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If that's the case, then a state could pick and choose laws from other states, such as,

"The citizens of Texas will be bound by the gun laws of the State of New York."

Right. Doesn't work that way.