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OA467: Demolishing the Electoral College, with Lawrence Lessig
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Harvard Law Professor and activist Lawrence Lessig joins us to talk about his ongoing efforts to get rid of the Electoral College. It's a war being fought on multiple fronts, but Professor Lessig's current effort is to force states to assign delegates proportionally. The all or nothing system we have now is not actually written into the Constitution. Listen in for the full breakdown!
Links: Rodriguez v. Newsom cert petition, Baten v. McMaster, 967 F.3d 345
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