Contrary to my prediction, Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill passed by the California Legislature which would have had California join a compact of states to allocate Electoral College votes for president according to the popular vote winner in those states.
I have what may be a simple-minded question. Three Justices in Bush v. Gore advanced a theory that Article II of the U.S. Constitution gives the state legislature rather plenary power to decide how the state’s electoral college votes are allocated. If that theory is correct (and maybe a current majority of the Supreme Court would not agree with this theory), why does the California bill approved by the state legislature have to be signed by the governor to become effective?