4/5 🧵 From there, the article turns darker: if states in the compact eventually reach 270 electoral votes, they could collectively award the presidency to the national vote winner even when their own states voted differently. The author says that would create a full-blown constitutional collision, because the Constitution already provides a lawful path for changing presidential elections: pass an amendment. Trying to simulate a direct election without one, in his view, is playing constitutional dress-up with live ammo.
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