• jeffw@lemmy.worldOP
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    11 months ago

    I think his only way out of this is pardoning himself. Just remember to vote!

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      11 months ago

      States are going to start sending Republican electors regardless of the vote. And they’ll get away with it. Bush v Gore already hinted that would be okay constitutionally, and we have a more politicized Court today.

      State legislatures choose their electors according to the Constitution. All 50 states currently choose to have a vote to direct their legislatures to send certain electors, but there’s no reason they can’t ignore those votes as far as the Constitution is concerned.