Commentary A bipartisan group in Congress is dedicating time to reforming the Electoral Count Act. The Electoral Count Act is the statute purporting to govern how Congress counts electoral votes for president and vice president (pdf). Like many other “bipartisan” activities, this is more show than substance. The Electoral Count Act has no constitutional force, nor would any law replacing it have constitutional force. The episode exemplifies how Congress wastes time on matters of relatively little significance, while failing to deal with much larger problems—such as inflation, our crumbling southern border, and America’s slide toward bankruptcy. This essay explains why the Electoral Count Act has no constitutional effect. Before proceeding further, the reader should note two things: First, this area of constitutional law is little known, even among constitutional lawyers. The subject is not taught in college or law school courses. (Professors and textbooks prefer to focus on hot-button issues …