The honorable, the chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Oh yea, oh yea, oh yea, all persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to give their attention for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this honorable court. Chief Justice Roberts we will hear argument first this morning in case 19465, chiafalo and others versus the state of washington. Mr. Lessig may it please this court. The question in these cases is straightforward. Do states have the power to control, through law how an elector may vote . They do not. The expected meaning of the words of the constitution against the background of the framers deliberation make it clear that the states have no such power. But what is also clear is that washington does not like the constitutions design. It declares that the votes cast are not, as the constitution expressly describes them, their votes, meaning the electors votes
Oh yea, oh yea, oh yea, all persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to give their attention for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this honorable court. Chief Justice Roberts we will hear argument first this morning in case 19465, chiafalo and others versus the state of washington. Mr. Lessig may it please this court. The question in these cases is straightforward. Do states have the power to control, through law how an elector may vote . They do not. The expected meaning of the words of the constitution against the background of the framers deliberation make it clear that the states have no such power. But what is also clear is that washington does not like the constitutions design. It declares that the votes cast are not, as the constitution expressly describes them, their votes, meaning the electors votes, but instead of the votes of the state, article 2 effectively gives the states the power to cast v
Court. The question is straightforward. To the states have the power to control, through law how an elector may vote . The do not, the words of constitution against the background of the framers naked clear that the states have no such power. What is also make it clear that the states have no such power. What is also clear is that washington does not like the design. Votes cast that the are not, as the constitution expressly describes them, their votes, but instead of the votes of the state, article 2 effectively gives the states the power to cast votes for president in such manner as the Legislature Thereof May direct. The actual article 2 does not give the states the power to cast votes. It gives the states the power to appoint electors. The actual electors that the constitution creates, have a legal discretion, as every unfettereds, not an discretion, to the contrary, it is a completely fettered discretion, fettered by moral and political obligations, not legal constraints. To vetto
All persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States are to give their attention. The court is now sitting. God save the United States and this honorable court. We will hear arguments first this morning in this case. It it pleases this court, the question in these cases is straightforward. To the states have the power to how an elector may vote . They do not. They declare that the vote is as the constitution expressly describes them, their vote, meaning the electoral votes but article two, in washington effectively gives the states the power to cast votes for president in such a manner as the legislature therefore thereof. The actual article does not give the states the power to cast votes. Togives the states the power appoint electors. The actual electors that the constitution creates have legal discretion as every elector does. Is covertlyary, it fettered discretion. Washingtons alternative to best discretion in citizens rather than electors may be
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