• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    You “only” need to convince enough of the current states to elect a president, then they can just join that compact that has states always give their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote.

    It’s only as hard as electing a president, but you need to get a lot of state officials on board.

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      1 month ago

      I’m not convinced that interstate compact will work. it would be hugely controversial, and with the way the SCOTUS is stacked for the foreseeable future it would probably be deemed unconstitutional.

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        1 month ago

        It would also probably be a constant battle to keep it in effect anyway, because every state that has entered the compact can always leave. As long as you can shut off the compact by getting removing one or two states from it, it will be an unstable mess.