Anti-Electoral College activists hope for chaos
By Tara Ross, opinion contributor — 02/11/20 02:00 PM EST
Can presidential electors vote for any candidate they choose? Or must they vote for the candidate who won their states’ popular votes? These questions long have remained unresolved, but now the Supreme Court will tackle the issue.
Anti-Electoral College activists want the decision to work in their favor.
If the Supreme Court holds that electors are free agents who can vote their conscience, these activists hope for panic, discontent and outrage. They hope that voters will be scared into giving them what they’ve always wanted: a constitutional amendment eliminating the Electoral College.
Don’t fall for it. However the court rules, the Electoral College is far more stable than its detractors will acknowledge.
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