The unanimous decision is that states can set requirements for their electors. So if states participate in the popular vote compact, it would be valid for them penalize any elector voting differently. But this also means that if Trump wins the electoral vote again, faithless electors can be penalized.
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No, it just means that if Biden gets 75% of a states popular vote, and trump gets 25%, and that State sends in 4 Electors, that the State has a right to insure that 3 of those electors vote for Biden and only 1 for Trump. All it does is keep Electors from going off the road and voting for whomever they want without regard for the popular vote results.
Who wins the electoral vote should reflect who wins the popular vote. Trump can't win the electoral vote unless he also wins the popular vote and the states. If Biden wins PA, the electorial voters can't turn around and give their votes to Trump.
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I want to disagree with you, but I can't. In a perfect world, Donald Trump would never have made it past the first round of debates in 2016, never mind won the damn election and became president. Could Kanye West become the 2020 version of Jill Stein? perhaps, with the country's politics terminally screwed up, anything is possible.
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On Robespierre in particular, judging by how pics of guillotines are becoming popular among certain left-leaning (to put it mildly) message boards when the subject of rich people comes up, something tells me #RobespierreTriedHisBest or similar sentiment may be trending in some circles soon, if it hasn’t already.
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While this might not work out as easily in the US due to our varied hang-ups, this is an interesting read in regards to the homelessness issue.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
“Housing First”, on the other hand, reverses the path: Homeless people get a flat – without any preconditions. Social workers help them with applications for social benefits and are available for counselling in general. In such a new, secure situation, it is easier for those affected to find a job and take care of their physical and mental health.
The result is impressive: 4 out of 5 homeless people will be able to keep their flat for a long time with “Housing First” and lead a more stable life.
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Creating housing for people costs money. In the past 10 years, 270 million euros were spent on the construction, purchase and renovation of housing as part of the “Housing First” programme. However, Juha Kaakinen points out, this is far less than the cost of homelessness itself. Because when people are in emergency situations, emergencies are more frequent: Assaults, injuries, breakdowns. The police, health care and justice systems are more often called upon to step in – and this also costs money.
In comparison, “Housing First” is cheaper than accepting homelessness: Now, the state spends 15,000 euros less per year per homeless person than before.
We may be talking past one another.
The unanimous decision allowing states to penalize faithless electors has implications for the popular vote compact, meaning that if that becomes a reality, the electors won't be able to back the winner in the state of it's a different candidate.
States rarely allocate votes proportionally, but if they want to, they could. Maine and Nebraska allocate electors to the winners of each congressional district, with two more going to the winner of the state. These are the only states that currently allow split decisions.
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