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Wounded Bear

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11. Sadly, the Constitution is rather vague on the subject...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 03:28 PM

Dec 2021

All it says is electors shall be appointed "in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct." The popular vote isn't even mentioned.

Right now, most states have laws in place defining how the popular vote applies and how electors are chosen. Republicans are attacking that system frontally, both through gerrymandering and through re-assigning how electors are chosen and allocated.

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"Don't think this one has fully sunk in yet: A member of Congress suggested ..." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 OP

K&R onecaliberal Dec 2021 #1

Who said this? I am betting my money on Nunes. Sneederbunk Dec 2021 #2

Oh of course. I didn't think of him. This explains his exit stage far right. mahina Dec 2021 #7

kickety kick kick DeeNice Dec 2021 #3

When ever they hit a new low Maine Abu El Banat Dec 2021 #5

Yep. Hold my machine gun! dchill Dec 2021 #14

Why not be even more aggressive, and just send State electors before anyone even votes!!!!!!! ashredux Dec 2021 #4

Sure, why not? They're already calling fraud months in advance of elections! LaMouffette Dec 2021 #10

My money is in Gaetz for that one. Second choice Gym Jordan. mahina Dec 2021 #6

Even conservatives in Congress can't spell. Agressive? Forgot the second G, skeezix AZLD4Candidate Dec 2021 #8

KnR MiHale Dec 2021 #9

Sadly, the Constitution is rather vague on the subject... Wounded Bear Dec 2021 #11

But the Electoral Count Act, and it's revisions, are not silent Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #19

The problem is that a now far-right SCOTUS could declare the ECA radius777 Dec 2021 #22

SCOTUS overturning the ECA would seal its fate as an illegitimate body Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #24

I'm not as confident as you are. radius777 Dec 2021 #28

SCOTUS, with Barrett, ruled against Trump in his election challenges. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #29

SAD ! pathetic from our government workers, do your job RANDYWILDMAN Dec 2021 #12

My monies are on Roger Q Marshall Q party KS KS Toronado Dec 2021 #13

Yep. ancianita Dec 2021 #15

Technically, the states can select the electors however they wish. The Mouth Dec 2021 #16

GOP is full on, unapologetically anti-democracy at this point. Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #17

There must be some federal law the DOJ could use to prosecute this person. Lonestarblue Dec 2021 #18

Why don't we know which rethug fucker texted that? choie Dec 2021 #20

Remember the good old days when the GOP fretted over how to attract more voters? ExTex Dec 2021 #21

How pathetically sad it must be to be a Republican Emile Dec 2021 #23

Well it worked in Florida when Gore lost. Right? flying_wahini Dec 2021 #25

Right, they weren't going to let him officially WIN (which he would have if they'd counted all votes SharonAnn Dec 2021 #26

It was Gym Jordan... Mazeltov Cocktail Dec 2021 #27

Really? Delphinus Dec 2021 #30

Looks like I was wrong... Mazeltov Cocktail Dec 2021 #31