WELCOME BACK--
TODAY THE SUPREME COURT ISSUED A
UNANIMOUS RULING IN AN IMPORTANT
CASE
REGARDING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
THE COURT RULED IT IS LEGAL FOR
STATES TO
PUNISH ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS
WHO FAIL TO FULFILL A PLEDGE TO
VOTE FOR A
STATE'S POPULAR VOTE WINNER IN
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. THAT'S
REQUIRED IN ALL STATES BUT MAINE
AND NEBRASKA... WHERE THE VOTES
ARE
PROPORTIONAL.
TEN OF THE NATION'S 538
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTORS WENT ROGUE IN 20-16 --
ATTEMPTING TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE
OTHER
THAN THEIR PLEDGED CANDIDATE.
NEARLY 50-MILLION DOLLARS IN
