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Independent State Legislature Theory

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The State Constitution No Longer Matters, Right?

The 15th Amendment does include a mention of the right to vote, but that is not how the constitution is currently generally interpreted by conservatives and even by some moderate liberals. Peter Bergen: If you embrace this theory, the state constitution no longer matters, right? All that matters is the state legislature, so they could do whatever they wanted and say, you know what, we're erasing the popular vote.

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