Posted on Jul 7, 2020
States May Curb ‘Faithless Electors,’ Supreme Court Rules
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“The court’s decision strikes a blow for legal and political stability and sanity,” said Richard H. Pildes, a law professor at New York University. “All Americans understand themselves to be voting for the persons running for president, not for members of the Electoral College, and it is now clear that states can enforce that understanding.”
I have always known my votes for President play into the Electoral College I learned that in High School History. I guess my Education and understanding of the Constitution was better.
I have always known my votes for President play into the Electoral College I learned that in High School History. I guess my Education and understanding of the Constitution was better.
States May Curb ‘Faithless Electors,’ Supreme Court Rules
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We heard the celebutards and leftists in their videos after the 2016 election encouraging electors not to vote for Trump. To be "courageous", not to cast their elector ballot as the people voted. In a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling we can more clearly see how stupid these people really are.
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Cpl Jeff N.
SSG (Join to see) - True but the push was on from the left to have electors not cast their ballots for Trump. That ploy didn't work as they planned and the Supreme Court, in a 9-0 decision, told them why. The Constitution is anathema to many of these people. They only like it when it provides them the outcomes they like. If it does not, they try to ignore it or revolt against it.
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TSgt Jack Oberholtzer
SSG (Join to see) - there were a total of 7 faithless electors in the 2016 presidential election. Three of the faithless electors voted for Colin Powell while John Kasich, Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one vote. None voted for DJT.
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If people don't know about the Electoral College, that shows how bad our school system has become.
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The thing is, there was a big kerfuffle when certain left-leaning folks were actively lobbying known electors to not vote for Trump in states he won. They were hoping to reverse the outcome. Yet at the end of the day, only two faithless electors went through with it, and they both voted against Hillary in states she won.
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TSgt Jack Oberholtzer
I'm seeing 7 electors went against the states wishes in 2016. Three of the faithless electors voted for Colin Powell while John Kasich, Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one vote. Where are you getting your information? Mmaybe mine is wrong.
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TSgt Jack Oberholtzer - I read it recently; I don't recall where. I think it was embedded in a story about this case.
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