[EL] it's a fantasy, but the US would benefit from a national pop. vote on Obamacare

[Thomas J. Cares]

"I don't see a constitutional barrier to having an advisory referendum
across the entire nation, if Congress wanted to provide for such a
referendum."


Congress has the authority to force states to administer elections, other
than for Congress?

(It would seem the only way Congress might be able to absolutely compel
such a nonbinding referendum would be to have the federal government
administer it, which is somewhat unprecedented at a higher level)
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