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re: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 States Can Bind Faithless Electors
Posted on 7/6/20 at 10:01 am to SSpaniel
Posted on 7/6/20 at 10:01 am to SSpaniel
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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."
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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Posted on 7/6/20 at 11:20 am to SlowFlowPro
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you can't give states broad powers and then take it back when they use those powers in a way you don't like
There's a slight problem with this way of thinking. The Federal government doesn't give the states ANY powers. The states are the ones who give the federal government power (at least constitutionally that's how it's supposed to work.) Of course, the federal government doesn't exactly have a good track record of following the Constitution for quite some time now.
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