Should Congress seat Florida electors

[David M. Driesen]

Yes, you are disenfranchised by the fact that California's electors do
not accurately reflect the support for Bush in the state.  Your vote did
not count.

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From:                   "Volokh, Eugene" <VOLOKH at mail.law.ucla.edu>
Subject:                Re: Should Congress seat Florida electors
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        Can this possibly be right?  First, how would sending a Gore or Bush
slate meaningfully "disenfranchise" Florida voters?  Second, how would
sending a half-and-half slate make sense given that virtually no other state
sends a slate that's proportional to the vote?  Am I, as a Bush voter in
California, disenfranchised by the fact that none of the California electors
are going to vote for Bush?

        Eugene

David Driesen writes:

> Moreover, this would in effect prevent the disenfranchisement of
> Florida voters.  If either a Gore or Bush slate of electors is advanced
> then 50% of the Florida voters are disenfranchised.  If Florida sent a
> slate consisting of half Bush and half Gore electors, this would
> perfectly reflect the views of Florida voters.  Not seating Florida
> electors has the same effect.
>



David Driesen
Associate Professor
Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse, NY  13244-1030
Phone (315) 443-4218; Fax (315) 443-4141
email ddriesen at law.syr.edu
Syracuse University College of Law
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