A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Why doesn't the Electoral College violate the 14th amendment?

Best Answers

Sadly—and I checked this out carefully—the 14th Amendment specifically says that individual states may not deny equal protection of the laws to people within a state. read more

The electoral college itself doesn’t seem to violate this principle, but the way it is administered by winner-take-all in 48 states does seem like a clear violation of equal protection. Liberal votes don’t count in Texas and conservative votes don’t count in California. read more

And of course the apportionment of Senators doesn't violate the 14th amendment. It is just incompatible in its goals, but that's par for the course. Bush v. Gore offers two tangents to this. read more

For the past decades, the American people have now twice chosen a President and the Electoral College has (or is poised to) ignore them and chose another; and several times chosen one House majority, only to have gerrymandered districts select the opposite party to rule the House. read more

Encyclopedia Research

Related Facts