In his Justia blog post, Illinois law dean and professor Vikram David Amar addresses Harvard Law Professor Larry Lessig’s Washington Post op-ed arguing that conscientious presidential electors need not—and should not—elect Donald Trump as president when they cast their ballots next Monday, December 19, in spite of the results from November 8. While Amar agrees that a national popular vote would be a better way to pick presidents than the electoral college, he explains why Lessig’s pitch is unpersuasive and would take us down the wrong path.
Read the full post at verdict.justia.com