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A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that three presidential electors from Colorado were unconstitutionally forced to cast their Electoral College votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016.

The 2-1 opinion from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a victory for so-called “faithless electors,” those who cast an Electoral College vote for a presidential candidate that is not the candidate chosen by a majority of voters in their state.

For fans and haters of "popular vote", how could this ruling influence our "democratic" election" for President ?

subgenius wrote:For fans and haters of "popular vote", how could this ruling influence our "democratic" election" for President?

For fans of a popular vote, it helps demonstrate the pitfalls of an Electoral College.

moksha wrote:

subgenius wrote:For fans and haters of "popular vote", how could this ruling influence our "democratic" election" for President?

For fans of a popular vote, it helps demonstrate the pitfalls of an Electoral College.

pitfalls of federal court maybe, but EC?

The court’s ruling seems correct. Faithless electors are unlikely to act as intended, a better informed electorate with high-minded interests acting as a check against popular support of a harmful demagogue, and more likely to just be idiots usurping democratic will. But thems the current rules.

Their decision is a win for the original intent of the Constitution.