Concerning the Electoral College

There are 538 Members of the Electoral College. Each and every Member of that Electoral College is appointed by the fifty states, as well as the District of Columbia. As the name implies, it is the  duty of these Electors to elect the President, as well as the Vice President, of the United States. A majority of 270  votes is required to secure either office. 

It is these few Electors, and only these Electors, who have been entrusted with the election of the next President, and of the next Vice President. That responsibility is not to be taken lightly. 

Yet certain journalists, including those who consider themselves to be Leftist, are openly scoffing at the Electoral College. They are referring to it as ‘’idiotic’’, and ‘’farcical’’. Such is hardly the case. On the contrary, it is the law. Constitutional Law!

I am of course referring to the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, which was enacted into law, in 1804. It was the slave owners who were responsible for the creation of  the Electoral College, as a means of voting in one of their own, as President. His name was Thomas Jefferson. 

For that reason, we can say that the Electoral College is a remnant of slavery! Yet it remains in effect! We can further say that there are a great many people in Washington, including all elected federal politicians, all Members of the House of Representatives, all Members of the Senate, who have taken an oath, to ‘’Preserve, protect and defend the Constitution’’! 

Those same people do not have the right to ‘’pick and choose’’. It is their duty to enforce the Constitution! All of it! It is not a mere ‘’scrap of paper’’! That includes the Twelfth Amendment!

Yet as I have documented in previous articles, that is precisely what they are doing! They are carefully disregarding the Twelfth Amendment!

In the interest of avoiding any misunderstandings, I must add that their reasons for this may be none but the finest. After all, it is a remnant of slavery, and should be abolished. But until such time as that happens, it is the ‘’law of the land’’, and must be respected. 

Now we are faced with the rather ‘’peculiar’’ situation, to put it politely, in which each of the fifty states, appoints Members of the Electoral College, as is required by Constitutional Law, and in particular, the Twelfth Amendment. So far so good!

The ‘’peculiar’’ then takes place, starting with the appointment of Electors, from the District of Columbia. The Twelfth Amendment makes no reference to any District! It states, ‘’The Electors shall meet in their respective states’’! The appointment of Electors, from the District of Columbia, is in violation of Constitutional Law!

Even more ‘’peculiar’’ is the fact that all states, as well as the District of Columbia, have laws that require each Elector, to vote for the candidates, for the President and Vice President, of one of the two mainstream political parties. 

The states have no right to meddle in a federal election! The Twelfth Amendment is clear! ‘’The Electors shall vote by ballot for President and Vice President ….they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice President’’. 

It is up to the Electors, to vote for the ‘’person’’, of their choice, for the office of President, as well as the ‘’person’’, of their choice, for the office of Vice President! 

It is up to the states to appoint the Electors. It is in turn, up to the Electors, to elect the President, and the Vice President.

There can be no doubt that all Electors are highly respected, well educated residents of the various states, as well as the District of Columbia. Equally without doubt, all of those same Electors are being disrespected! They are being treated as ‘’common messengers’’, similar to ‘’carrier pigeons’’, sent to Washington to ‘’rubber stamp’’ the candidates for office, of one of the two mainstream political parties. In direct violation of Constitutional Law!

The Electors have every right to be upset, as they are being treated with the utmost contempt. They are highly trained professionals, responsible for the election of the highest ranking federal officials in the country, the offices of President and Vice President. 

Yet may I suggest to the Electors, that now is not the time to ‘’get mad’’. Now is the time to ‘’get even’’!

The law is on your side! The various state laws, which require you to vote for the candidates of one of the two mainstream political parties, are Unconstitutional! 

With that in mind, I have a word of advice. Stand up! Grow a backbone! Defend the Constitution! Perform your duty!

May I further suggest that all Electors get in touch with one another, through the internet, of course. The idea is to agree upon an individual for the office of President, and also agree upon an individual for the office of Vice President. 

I realize that is a ‘’tall order’’, and will likely not happen. Not all Electors are likely to be in agreement. Yet all that is required, is a simple majority of 270 Electoral Votes. If no one candidate receives that majority, then the matter goes to the House of Representatives. 

As the Twelfth Amendment states, ‘’If no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President’’.

This is my somewhat less than subtle way of encouraging the Electors to put aside their differences, at least temporarily, in the interests of democracy. If you people cannot decide, then it will be decided for you. To put it somewhat crudely, ‘’Use it or lose it’’!

As I have previously pointed out, the ‘’November Presidential Election’’, is a farce. As it is not mentioned in the Twelfth Amendment, it has no legal bearing. It matters not in the slightest, whether Harris or Trump, wins that ‘’Election’’. 

This is not to say that the monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, will not fight the Electors, should they choose to perform their duty, and vote for the individuals of their choice. We should be so lucky!

We can only hope that many Electors will do just that, and not vote for the candidates of one of the two mainstream political parties.

Strictly as an example, a majority of Electors could vote for a certain Senator, from the state of Vermont, one who classifies himself as an ‘’Independent Socialist’’, for the office of President. Those same Electors could also vote for a certain Member of the House of Representatives, a member of ‘’The Squad’’, regarded as a leader of that little group, for the office of Vice President. Or the Electors could vote in reverse order. Either way, the next President, as well as the next Vice President, would be ‘’Leftists’’.

It is doubtful that the monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, would tolerate such a thing. They could even charge those Electors, for violating state laws. The courts, or at least the Supreme Court, would in turn strike down those state laws, as Unconstitutional. This is precisely what we want!

The results of the 2024 federal election, are of secondary importance. The main thing is to raise the level of awareness of the working class, in preparation for the forth coming revolution, and the subsequent Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

All working people, as well as a considerable number of middle class people, will have to become convinced, from their own experience, that the multi billionaires, the class of people known as the bourgeoisie, are in charge, and fully intend to remain in charge! As almost all Americans are closely watching the federal election, we can use this to our advantage. 

As I write this, the ‘’November Election’’, otherwise known as the ‘’Popular Vote’’, is still a few days away. It has the attention of countless people. We can use this to our advantage, as a means of exposing the lies and hypocrisy of the monopoly capitalists. 

I can only hope that concerned citizens, those who are at least interested in democracy, get in touch with each other, through social media, and support all of the Electors. Let them know that we ‘’have their backs’’. Perhaps experts in Constitutional Law can offer to represent them, if the need arises. 

At the same time, be sure to include in your messages, the following slogans:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!