1
   

Electoral College

 
 
Reply Sun 19 Feb, 2017 04:39 pm
Why can't someone from CA sue under the equal protection clause for the way the 2 extra Senator electrols allow for someone in a smaller state have greater representation than someone in a larger state?
 
Blickers
 
  5  
Reply Sun 19 Feb, 2017 07:50 pm
@lleblanc1,
I get what you mean. Electors for the Pres and Vice Pres are the number of Representatives in the House plus the number of Senators, (every state has two of those).

So Wyoming, whose population of 560,000 only entitles them to one Representative, has their Electoral Vote increased 300% by the addition of the Electors for the two Senators. While California, with a population of 39.2 Million, which entitles it to 52 Representatives, only has its Electoral vote increased by 3.8% with the addition of the two Electors for the two Senators.

The thing is, it is written in the Constitution to be this way. Article II, Section 1: 2: Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. So the system is consitutional as written. Still, if you want to file a suit hoping the Supreme Court might make a decision changing that somehow, go ahead.

Otherwise, you will have to get an amendment passed by 3/4 of the states changing the Constitution to make the Electors proportionately reflect each state's population.
0 Replies
 
 

 
  1. Forums
  2. » Electoral College
Copyright © 2025 MadLab, LLC :: Terms of Service :: Privacy Policy :: Page generated in 0.03 seconds on 02/07/2025 at 04:08:06