Were states correct when they forced electors to vote according to the popular vote in those states? Here are the arguments for elector discretion.
http://reason.com/volokh/2018/07/02/presidential-electors-can-vote-with-disc
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In case there will be no Morning Report here is an article you may find interesting and an available place to post random comments until Brent returns.
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Let’s face it, men are better at everything.
https://www.advocate.com/people/2018/7/02/trans-woman-makes-history-will-compete-spain-miss-universe
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I’ll say it again, any known Republican that eats in a restaurant is an idiot. Forget about douches protesting you, they’re jacking off in your food.
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/03/epa-chief-targeted-d-c-restaurant-angry-woman-toddler/
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They really are. Especially in the DC area. In Texas or Kentucky or Tennessee, you’re probably fine.
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Unless they cooking it in front of me, I’d still have my doubts.
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Well, in Austin, sure.
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Right wingers don’t staff restaurants as a rule. Yeah, they own them, but they don’t staff them.
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Re: the reason link Mark posted:
“The Secretaries were enforcing state statutes that require presidential electors in the state to vote for whomever wins the popular vote. ”
What’s left unsaid is that this is another legacy of the progressive era. They were so worried about anti-democratic institutions and policies, they overlooked the wisdom on off having a buffer between the populace and government.
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