De Darrah wrote:
Very interesting and not a bad idea. I am disgusted at every part of our judicial system for ignoring the openly blatant voter fraud across this country. |
Actually you have hit upon one of the very reasons the
Electoral College was created; ie: the corruptibility of the poplar vote.
The Framers of the Constitution distrusted the general
popular vote. However, allowing Congress
to elect the President would conflict with the separation of powers of the
three Branches. The Electoral College system was then laid out within the
Constitution as a completely independent electoral body for the election of the
President and V President. Those
Electors must not be a Senator or Representative, or Person
holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States. …. Per Alexander Hamilton, the electors
come directly from the people and them alone, for that purpose only, and for
that time only.
It’s in the news this week that
Republicans have filed suit in the Courts to set aside the Electoral College
vote and VP Pence has filed a motion with the courts to have the suit
dismissed. … I do not know the specifics of that suit, but one can guess.
- The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an
agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to
award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins
the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. …This could be contrary to the popular
vote of citizens of that state.
- The U.S. Supreme Court has held that, without congressional
consent, agreements that increase states' political power by encroaching
on federal power violate the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
- A number of States have bound their Electors by Oath and
legal penalties should they cast their vote contrary to the popular vote
(State’s or otherwise). …. This
defeats the intent of the Constitution Electors and their in-dependency and could be corrupted by a corrupt popular vote by doing so.
If the Republican suit is based upon or contains these
facts, then it would appear they have solid grounds to push the suit. ….
And this sets up the scenarios for my post above ......
Your US Constitution at work!
------------- "He who would assume to govern others must first learn to govern himself."
Thomasville 369
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