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Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law handing the states electoral votes to the national popular
« on: May 11, 2026, 04:05:58 pm »
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Re: Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law handing the states electoral votes to the national popu
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2026, 07:21:29 pm »
Has this been challenged for constitutionality? It disenfranchises electors and the voters both.

That said, didn't Trump with the popular vote?
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Re: Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law handing the states electoral votes to the national popu
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2026, 07:51:16 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on May 11, 2026, 07:21:29 pm
Has this been challenged for constitutionality? It disenfranchises electors and the voters both.

That said, didn't Trump with the popular vote?

It's not "ripe" until the required number of states pass it to get to 270 Electoral Votes. I would think SCOTUS would stomp this like a bug.  The EC is specified clearly in the US Constitution, and there is a clause that prohibits Compacts between the Several States.
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Re: Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law handing the states electoral votes to the national popu
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2026, 08:46:27 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on May 11, 2026, 07:51:16 pm
It's not "ripe" until the required number of states pass it to get to 270 Electoral Votes. I would think SCOTUS would stomp this like a bug.  The EC is specified clearly in the US Constitution, and there is a clause that prohibits Compacts between the Several States.

That's right, I forget that. At least it's dead till some more States jump on.
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Re: Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law handing the states electoral votes to the national popu
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2026, 09:01:58 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on May 11, 2026, 07:21:29 pm
Has this been challenged for constitutionality? It disenfranchises electors and the voters both.

There is no Constitutional prohibition against disenfranchisement in a Presidential election.  Voting is a privilege granted to you by States, not a federal right.  However, there is a penalty for it in Amendment XIV.  So the Constitutional challenge would be this.  By handing the election of state electors over to the entire country, a State will have effectively diluted the voting power of each of its citizens (i.e. partial disenfranchisement).  And according to the 14th Amendment, their representation in Congress should be reduced accordingly.  So Virginia's representation in Congress would be reduced from 11 seats down to 1.
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Re: Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law handing the states electoral votes to the national popu
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2026, 09:22:11 am »
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And… this will be overturned as well.
Spanberger is a mess.
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Re: Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law handing the states electoral votes to the national popu
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2026, 09:46:40 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on May 18, 2026, 09:22:11 am
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And… this will be overturned as well.
Spanberger is a mess.
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Interstate compacts are unconstitutional!  SCOTUS has not ruled on it yet because it's not ripe.
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Re: Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law handing the states electoral votes to the national popu
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2026, 10:21:12 am »
When exactly do unconstitutional actions by elected officials, sworn to defend the Constitution, become criminal acts to be prosecuted?

It seems like they never do.
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