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Re: Colorado Democrat Governor Signs Bill Into Law That Favors Popular Vote Over Electoral College

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Re: "...and as I understand it, the college votes in each state go to whoever won that state, thus representing the wishes of the people of that State."
I don't think so. In Nebraska and Maine, electoral college votes are cast somewhat proportionate to the number of districts each candidate won. So, right there, you can see that it's not the Constitution that dictates how the college works. In about half the states, electors are required by state law to vote for the candidate who won the majority of the votes. But in the other states, they only vote that way as a matter of policy. They COULD deviate from it.

I've heard it said that the system is this way by design, so that a delegate can refuse to go along with the voters if his conscience so dictates - if, for instance, the state is electing a Hitler. I've always thought this was pretty stupid.




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Re: Colorado Democrat Governor Signs Bill Into Law That Favors Popular Vote Over Electoral College
By: micro
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Sun, 17 Mar 19 10:12 PM
Msg. 28149 of 62138

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DOES this not violate the COnstitution and the way the founding fathers set up government and elections, that there be an electoral college and as I understand it, the college votes in each state go to whoever won that state, thus representing the wishes of the people of that State.

This TURD is negating the will of the people and thus viiolating the intent of the COnstitution and the Electoral college.


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