faithless electors court approved

[evince]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...cid=spartandhp

[evince]

imagine a faithless elector being bribed, blackmailed or threatened


this is a stupid out dated needless part of our democracy


remember

back in the day of the founders there was not the infrastructure we have now


No phones


no airplanes



even mail took a very long time


we don't need a PERSON to carry the decision to the official meeting place of the electors



the electoral college needs to GO


it only opens up the possibilities of tampering with the peoples will

[evince]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...cid=spartandhp

A federal appeals court ruled late Tuesday that presidential electors who cast the actual ballots for president and vice president are free to vote as they wish and cannot be required to follow the results of the popular vote in their states.

The decision could give a single elector the power to decide the outcome of a presidential election — if the popular vote results in an apparent Electoral College tie.
"This issue could be a ticking time bomb in our divided politics. It's not hard to imagine how a single faithless elector, voting differently than his or her state did, could swing a close presidential election," said Mark Murray, NBC News senior political editor.

[Celticguy]

+1 for Trump.

The purpose of this is to allow for late breaking news that would sway opinion.

[Callinectes]

What's the fuss about? I thought Putin determined the outcome of American elections now. He's kinda the ultimate "faithless elector", huh?

[evince]

+1 for Trump.

The purpose of this is to allow for late breaking news that would sway opinion.

yes and now communications are instant idiot

[evince]

What's the fuss about? I thought Putin determined the outcome of American elections now. He's kinda the ultimate "faithless elector", huh?

which is why we need to change things shit bag


unlike you who inhabit the republican partys lie filled idiots box Americans want to retain the power


tell us why the republicans refuse to protect our elections from Putin AND NOW OTHERS

[Callinectes]

which is why we need to change things shit bag


unlike you who inhabit the republican partys lie filled idiots box Americans want to retain the power


tell us why the republicans refuse to protect our elections from Putin AND NOW OTHERS

Shut up and chew on this for awhile:

There is no Constitutional provision or Federal law that requires Electors to vote according to the results of the popular vote in their states. Some states, however, require Electors to cast their votes according to the popular vote. These pledges fall into two categories—Electors bound by state law and those bound by pledges to political parties.

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Constitution does not require that Electors be completely free to act as they choose and therefore, political parties may extract pledges from electors to vote for the parties' nominees. Some state laws provide that so-called "faithless Electors" may be subject to fines or may be disqualified for casting an invalid vote and be replaced by a substitute elector. The Supreme Court has not specifically ruled on the question of whether pledges and penalties for failure to vote as pledged may be enforced under the Constitution. No Elector has ever been prosecuted for failing to vote as pledged.

Today, it is rare for Electors to disregard the popular vote by casting their electoral vote for someone other than their party's candidate. Electors generally hold a leadership position in their party or were chosen to recognize years of loyal service to the party. Throughout our history as a nation, more than 99 percent of Electors have voted as pledged.

The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) has compiled a brief summary of state laws about the various procedures, which vary from state to state, for selecting slates of potential electors and for conducting the meeting of the electors. The document, Summary: State Laws Regarding Presidential Electors, can be downloaded from the resources/elections menu on the NASS website.

You neo-commies were practically BEGGING for GOP faithless electors 2016! What's changed? Well, actually I know what's changed, you have almost 2 dozen rabid idiots running to be in charge of what is rapidly becoming the biggest mosh pit/lunatic asylum on the planet, and not one of them has a viable idea how to "solve" all the "problems" they've created. Hell, even that perennial walking colostomy bag harry reid is saying that the path your lunatics are on is going to destroy your sorry excuse for a political party. The least of your worries is the damn electoral college

[evince]

dear fucking idiot

that was what the OP was about

fuck you very much

[Celticguy]

yes and now communications are instant idiot

Between November and mid December when the EC votes.
Allows for death of candidate as well.

[evince]

Between November and mid December when the EC votes.
Allows for death of candidate as well.

then their VP takes the job

[Truth Detector]

faithless electors court approved

Imagine that; the court siding with the Constitution. Who would have THUNK IT!

[Truth Detector]

For the uneducated (Leftists):

There is no Constitutional provision or Federal law that requires Electors to vote according to the results of the popular vote in their states. Some states, however, require Electors to cast their votes according to the popular vote. These pledges fall into two categories—Electors bound by state law and those bound by pledges to political parties.

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Constitution does not require that Electors be completely free to act as they choose and therefore, political parties may extract pledges from electors to vote for the parties' nominees. Some state laws provide that so-called "faithless Electors" may be subject to fines or may be disqualified for casting an invalid vote and be replaced by a substitute elector. The Supreme Court has not specifically ruled on the question of whether pledges and penalties for failure to vote as pledged may be enforced under the Constitution. No Elector has ever been prosecuted for failing to vote as pledged.
https://www.archives.gov/federal-reg...l#restrictions

[Superfreak]

which is why we need to change things shit bag


unlike you who inhabit the republican partys lie filled idiots box Americans want to retain the power


tell us why the republicans refuse to protect our elections from Putin AND NOW OTHERS

Obama is the one that refused to protect voters from Russia. Obama is the one that promised Putin that he would be more flexible... and he proved that by not going after the Russians despite the Dutch warnings.

[evince]

Obama is the one that refused to protect voters from Russia. Obama is the one that promised Putin that he would be more flexible... and he proved that by not going after the Russians despite the Dutch warnings.

dear fucking idiot

he investigated the crimes and put sanctions on them remember

now what have the republicans done tp protect us?


fuck you very much