Or in other words, they could *try* to do this, but it would violate all kinds of legal precedent and be immediately rejected by the courts.
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looks like Hayes is talking about changing rules for the next general election
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@chrislhayes Why do we use Latin phrases like "ex post facto" when we could say "retroactively"? - 1 more reply
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sure they can. Florida legislature was going to give all 25 EC votes to Bush in 2000 before Bush v Gore decided the election
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@chrislhayes I believe they could-prohib against ex post facto laws only apply to civil laws that punish.Would cause an uproar tho.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@chrislhayes What most of these people still can't grasp is that we don't have national elections in this country.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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