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Turin_C3PO

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18. Every state has laws

Reply to Cicada (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 08:27 AM

Oct 2020

which state the electors must vote for the candidate that wins the state. So there's no danger of your scenario happening luckily.

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What if Republican legislators ignore popular votes and vote Trump on their own? Cicada Oct 2020 #4

In all states there are different ways of picking the members of the EC. marie999 Oct 2020 #17

See Kavanaugh footnote in recent case Cicada Oct 2020 #23

Every state has laws Turin_C3PO Oct 2020 #18

Those state laws will be overruled by the new Supreme Court majority Cicada Oct 2020 #24

All of the state legislatures have already delegated the choice to the voters. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #19

You missed Kavanaugh recently adopting the dissent in Bush v Gore 2000 Cicada Oct 2020 #25

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This message was self-deleted by its author Cicada Oct 2020 #28

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