This case sorta seemed a strange approach to me, given how clear the old Arizona case was.
North Carolina is fully capable of changing their constitution to let the legislature pick the electors and instruct them how to vote. In this case the state was asking the federal government to limit the state's powers - weird. [ Electoral nerd-dom: for amusement, look up how electors were chosen in 1960 in Alabama ...]
Also, someone forgot to tell them that even if Roberts is in the minority on a case he tends to switch sides to respect precedent in the next case. It is Thomas that won't switch his vote.
This case sorta seemed a strange approach to me, given how clear the old Arizona case was.
North Carolina is fully capable of changing their constitution to let the legislature pick the electors and instruct them how to vote. In this case the state was asking the federal government to limit the state's powers - weird. [ Electoral nerd-dom: for amusement, look up how electors were chosen in 1960 in Alabama ...]
Also, someone forgot to tell them that even if Roberts is in the minority on a case he tends to switch sides to respect precedent in the next case. It is Thomas that won't switch his vote.