floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1382cross-posted to: politics@beehaw.orgpleasantpolitics@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1382external-linkHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@beehaw.orgpleasantpolitics@slrpnk.net
minus-squarebamboolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoThis 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-up1·4 months agoNot sure how. The Constitution is pretty explicit that States get to determine how they send delegates to the EC.
minus-squarebamboolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 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.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIt’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.