Gonna call this Scenario Omega and track it in this thread as it develops. Premise: ISL doctrine is confirmed as law by Moore vs Harper or similar case, leading to whatever it leads to.
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The big thing that strikes me about this is that it is the opposite of the Trumpist moment in 2016. That threat was so lurid and over the top you couldn’t ignore it. This threat is so dry and wonky, your eyes glaze over. It’s a quietly ticking procedural doomsday device.
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Are the 2 consequences a) arbitrary gerrymandering with no state-level check and b) presidential elections stop mattering because state legislators get to appoint electors as they like. Am I missing any first-order effects?
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ISL is basically the axiom of choice for American political theory 😆
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I finally understand gerrymandering. It’s Banach-Tarski infinite chocolate!
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No first order effects I see.
One very possible second order effect is that dissenting states could enact the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact that's been brewing for the last decade, making the Electoral College irrelevant...
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It seems likely that the doctrine would be deployed against any federal legislation seeking to tie electoral standards to federal funding. The sole check would be SCOTUS.


