Three of the four Washington State Democratic presidential electors who voted for someone other than Hillary Clinton in the electoral college in December 2016 — faithless electors — have asked the State Supreme Court to hear their appeal. They were each fined $1,000, and they maintain the fine is unconstitutional. The case is Chiafalo v State, 95347-3.
All of the other cases filed on this topic have been in federal court. The Minnesota case is pending in the 8th circuit; the Colorado case is pending in the 10th circuit; the California elector already lost in U.S. District Court on standing and didn’t appeal.
Here is the electors’ brief in the Washington State Supreme Court, filed in May 2018.
Pluralist will always argue and sue over details and that psychology is permanently engrained in USA plurality elections.
Lawsuits there are a dime a dozen and our team has a better way. Our team works to unite the whole under pure proportional representation (PPR).
California Libertarian Party executive Mark Herd is working to bring PPR to the state LP, and I just got off the phone with him, I can tell he’s interested in PPR.
We are the Libertarian/One for President but BAN says we are liars and that only pluralist lawsuits are important, and that the SF one party system works fine.
http://www.allpartysystem.com
Our team gets copied (Google, Occupy 99%, California Green Party, etc.) but the United Coalition USA excels beyond lawsuits and fighting.
Working together is stronger than fighting but the fighting under pluralist psychology will never attain the incremental improvements needed for the whole of USA voters.
The brief presents a very good argument.
Donkeys still trying to win the 2016 Prez gerrymander election ???
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Table C. USA PRESIDENT-2016 ELECTION — TRUMP
53 GERRYMANDER AREAS – 50 STATES + DC + ME CD 1+2 — 53 CONCENTRATION CAMPS
538 TOTAL ECV, MAJORITY 270 ECV
ECV = ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES – 12TH AMDT
VOTES PCT ECV
40,992,329 *30.0 306 TOTAL 30 STATES + ME CD2
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29,395,478 21.5 233 AK TO KY 26 ST
6,798,147 5 ‘+ 43 NC+OH+MO 3 ST
36,193,625 *26.5 = 276 ECV 29 ST
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29,395,478 21.5 233 AK TO KY 26 ST
6,212,397 4.5 ‘+ 39 FL+MO 2 ST
35,607,875 *26.1 = 272 ECV 28 ST
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136,669,235 100.0 538 ECV TOTAL PREZ VOTES (50 ST+DC)
* ANTI-DEMOCRACY MINORITY RULE PERCENTAGES
AREA RANKINGS BY TRUMP VOTES / AREA ECV, LOW TO HIGH
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SUPER good luck in finding ONE word in 1789-1791 in the USA Congress and ratifying State Legislatures that the proposed 1st Amdt has ANY effect on the Electoral College system in Art II — as later amended in the 12th Amdt.
Can Congress using the power of “Times, Places and Manner” clause and the “Judge of Elections” clause mandate a specific method of voting such as proportional representation or such as approval voting to conduct elections in the states?
Or is a Constitutional Amendment needed?
If the Congress has the power to alter the size (number) of the U S House of Representatives, and also to mandate Representatives must be elected in geographical districts, then does Congress also have the power to mandate the boundaries and demographic composition of those districts?
Why are so many electoral disputes referred to the courts when the Congress is the constitutional arbiter of almost everything pertaining to U S elections?
DFR-
Can Congress using the power of “Times, Places and Manner” clause and the “Judge of Elections” clause mandate a specific method of voting such as proportional representation or such as approval voting to conduct elections in the states?
TPM YES
JOE — for contested election results — for history reasons.
Or is a Constitutional Amendment needed?
NO
If the Congress has the power to alter the size (number) of the U S House of Representatives, and also to mandate Representatives must be elected in geographical districts, then does Congress also have the power to mandate the boundaries and demographic composition of those districts?
YES – a national gerrymander for USA Reps is now quite possible.
Why are so many electoral disputes referred to the courts when the Congress is the constitutional arbiter of almost everything pertaining to U S elections?
Congress hacks have failed to act on the TPM subject — ie let the State hacks rig the USA Rep gerrymander districts and ballot access laws — since 1788.
RESULT- TOTAL gerrymander minority rule CRISIS.
218 of 435 USA Rep gerrymander oligarchs get elected by about 30 pct of voters.
Each ARROGANT CORRUPT USA Rep gerrymander oligarch acts as if IT got 100 percent in ITS district/kingdom/queendom.
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PR and AppV
Limited USA election laws —
See US Code Title 2
lots more recent junk in the new Title 52
There were four electors who refused to vote for Clinton.
Is the offer of free legal representation a bribe?
Is Larry Lessig a guileless dupe of the Russians?