Will the GOP rig the electoral college?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/15/the-gops-big-electoral-vote-gambit-explained/

It's very disturbing and I think a violation of Equal Protection/one person one vote. That being said this could just be a trial balloon being floated and no editorials or anyone sane will endorse this. I know legislatures did this before 1820 but that was well before the 14th amendment was enacted.

1. It's not "rigging" the electoral college.
2. How would that be unconstitutional?  I'm not in favor of it, but Nebraska and Maine already do this.  If anything, it gets closer to the one person-one vote concept than the current system.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/15/the-gops-big-electoral-vote-gambit-explained/

It's very disturbing and I think a violation of Equal Protection/one person one vote. That being said this could just be a trial balloon being floated and no editorials or anyone sane will endorse this. I know legislatures did this before 1820 but that was well before the 14th amendment was enacted.

1. It's not "rigging" the electoral college.

Well, yes it is rigging - just as the House is now a rigged institution: gerrymandering is rigging.

Ahh, I didn't realize the GOP had permanent control over reapportionment.  Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

1. Yes it is, having the GOP candidates get every electoral vote in red leaning swing states but Dems winning a state with 52% like PA and getting 35% of the ev is a blatant rigging of the system. Don't even bullsh** me here.

So states that lean blue could do the same thing.  There's nothing legally stopping them from doing it.  Unless you're going to say that right now, what NE and ME are doing is unconstitutional, then neither is this.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

1. Yes it is, having the GOP candidates get every electoral vote in red leaning swing states but Dems winning a state with 52% like PA and getting 35% of the ev is a blatant rigging of the system. Don't even bullsh** me here.

So states that lean blue could do the same thing.  There's nothing legally stopping them from doing it.  Unless you're going to say that right now, what NE and ME are doing is unconstitutional, then neither is this.

Inks, are you being disingenuous? Surely you know the only reasons Republicans are pursuing this is because they have a legislative lock on several large states that habitually vote Dem for President, a lock they ensure with their own maps. There is no counterpart in blue-voting states and no prospect of one.

OK, but just because the Democrats won't do the same doesn't make in unconstitutional.... that's my point.