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In response to "OK, thanks all. Any way to get a bit more of a leeway, since faithless electors, for instance? (NM)" by Marlowe

States can legally tell faithless electors to get fucked now, thanks to a SCOTUS case. -- nm

Posted by Reagen Nov 4 '20, 07:56

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Of all the features (some would say bugs, but whatever) of the US electoral system, this* is what mostly boggles my mind. - Marlowe Nov 4, 08:01 6
- It was so if the people made a terrible decision the electors could “correct” it. - spamlet Nov 4, 08:13 3
  - Too sad that nobody could correct *that* terrible decision. Either you are a effing democracy or you aren't. (NM) -- nm - Marlowe Nov 4, 08:26 2
    - We're not -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 08:28 1
      - Correct, we're a Republic of states. Until 1912 the Senate wasn't even directly elected. -- nm - spamlet Nov 4, 08:45
- It's what you'd get if you let loose a bunch of 18th century intellectuals/drinking society to design a decision system. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 08:06 1
  - hilarious -- nm - mud Nov 4, 08:07

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