"It’s hard to accept that the U.S. is heading towards democratic collapse. So, I photoshopped some potential headlines to show #WhatsToCome if we don’t act now…" - Kotaku In Action 2

"It’s hard to accept that the U.S. is heading towards democratic collapse. So, I photoshopped some potential headlines to show #WhatsToCome if we don’t act now…" (twitter.com)

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– elleand202 1 point 2 years ago +1 / -0

The independent state legislature thing is dodgy, if it means that it can only be the legislature. The power of the legislature is supposed to derive from the people, so the people should be able to overrule election laws by referendum.

The theory behind it is that the constitution explicitly says that the state legislatures shall decide. Its a question of interpretation to whether that means it is only the legislatures or is it the legislatures within their normal state operations.

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– AntonioOfVenice 1 point 2 years ago +1 / -0

I am aware of the wording, but I find it a bit strange that legislatures, which in theory are delegates of the people, would by that fact gain more power than the people.

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