They changed the rules and it was not constitutional. Why? Because it was not ratified by the state legislatures, which is specifically articulated, very black letter, plain language in the Constitution. Only the state legislatures can choose the manner by which electors are chosen for a presidential election. And when the legislatures did not ratify all these crazy changes, it led to the chaos, it led to the questions, the lack of faith in our institutions, and it violated the Constitution. (51:23–51:30)
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Asserts that only state legislatures have the constitutional authority to determine how electors are chosen.
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