@eshwayri@mastodon.cedar-republic.com
2026-11-04 10:20 UTC
@blogdiva@mastodon.social its a terrible idea; I hope the compact never gets passed. It's not that I like the electoral college, and not that I don't want to elect the president in a direct vote, its that i think the compact is unconstitutional. Furthermore, the first time Republicans see it changing the outcome of the election, they will just use the state legislatures to ignore it. Democrats will sue, and the Supreme Court will (rightly) side with them.
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@eshwayri@mastodon.cedar-republic.com 2026-11-04 10:22
@blogdiva@mastodon.social The Constitution has explicit language that coverts who gets to make this decision. No law or agreement can superceed this. It will be an easy case for the US Supreme Court. I think having a direct vote is a great idea, but it needs to be passed as an amendment. You can't take short-cuts with something like this just because its hard.