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Why I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Donald Trump
New York Slimes ^ | CHRISTOPHER SUPRUN

Posted on 12/05/2016 2:37:13 PM PST by sharkhawk

Dallas — I am a Republican presidential elector, one of the 538 people asked to choose officially the president of the United States. Since the election people have asked me to change my vote based on policy disagreements with Donald J. Trump. In some cases, they cite the popular vote difference. I do not think president-elects should be disqualified for policy disagreements. I do not think they should be disqualified because they won the Electoral College instead of the popular vote. However, now I am asked to cast a vote on Dec. 19 for someone who shows daily he is not qualified for the office.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: election2016; electors; kasich; narcissist; texas; traitor; trump
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To: sharkhawk

What a faggy emotional mess Suprun is. Do your job and vote Trump, you pussy!


61 posted on 12/05/2016 3:00:45 PM PST by Third Person
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To: Third Person

A firefighter who would vote for a pyromaniac who would burn the entire world to a cinder.


62 posted on 12/05/2016 3:05:44 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: deport

Suprun


63 posted on 12/05/2016 3:08:28 PM PST by sharkhawk (GO CUBS GO)
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To: Gene Eric

What if Suprun is sent to a house fire and there is a Trump sign in the yard?


64 posted on 12/05/2016 3:09:38 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: sharkhawk

Vermin.


65 posted on 12/05/2016 3:10:24 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: sharkhawk

I’ve long said Trump would need a cushion above 270. I fully expect several to be faithless. Perhaps the entire Utah delegation.


66 posted on 12/05/2016 3:10:32 PM PST by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz)
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To: cotton

Indeed. Being a hero doesn’t make him immune from error or undeserving of our scorn for his decision.

*****

Thank you for your service Mr. Suprun. Now please STFU and go away, preferably soon enough to get a decent replacement.


67 posted on 12/05/2016 3:14:25 PM PST by GCC Catholic (Make America Great Again!)
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To: sharkhawk

I can’t quite figure out whether this guy is an ATTENTION WHORE, a CLOSET ‘RAT/RINO, a DUFUS, an IMMATURE JERK or a PERSON WITH A ROOM-TEMPERATURE IQ. Perhaps he is all of them.


68 posted on 12/05/2016 3:14:29 PM PST by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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To: phoneman08

Wisconsin will finish its recount. They are over 40% recounted as of this morning.

But Michigan and PA are held up in court, 306 - 20 - 16 is 270 with Wisconsin’s 10 EVs. 270 minus faithless . . . . . and we have a problem.

Unless the interpretation is 270 is not the number. “Majority of the electors appointed” is lower than 270 if MI and PA are excluded.


69 posted on 12/05/2016 3:14:30 PM PST by Owen
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To: sharkhawk

They couldn’t find a combat veteran. Which branch did Suprun serve in?


70 posted on 12/05/2016 3:18:29 PM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: sharkhawk

Fake Elector!


71 posted on 12/05/2016 3:22:19 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

From the Texas Election Code:

Sec. 192.006. MEETING OF ELECTORS. (a) The electors shall convene at the State Capitol at 2 p.m. on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their election and shall perform their duties as prescribed by federal law.
(b) The secretary of state shall arrange for the meeting place, notify the electors, and call the meeting to order. The secretary shall act as temporary chair of the meeting until the electors elect a chair from among themselves.
(c) If an elector is absent at the time for convening the meeting, the electors may declare the elector position vacant by a majority vote of those present at the meeting.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 201, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 192.007. REPLACEMENT AFTER ELECTION. (a) The electors meeting to vote for president and vice-president may appoint a replacement elector by a majority vote of the qualified electors present if:
(1) the vacancy occurred before presidential election day and a replacement was not chosen under Section 192.004;
(2) on or after presidential election day, an elector is declared ineligible or dies; or
(3) the vacancy is declared under Section 192.006(c).
(b) The chair of the electors shall notify the secretary of state of the name and residence address of a replacement elector immediately on the replacement’s appointment.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 202, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.


72 posted on 12/05/2016 3:27:13 PM PST by rapture-me
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To: Owen

If Pa (20) & Mi (16) are held up and miss the Dec 13 deadline. As I understand it they are subtracted from the overall total of 538 to a new total of 502. The new target is now 252, Trump now at 270 (306 - 36 = 270) surpasses that target. If the Rats succeed in doing this they have disenfranchise the Pa & Mi voters. (Like Rats actually care!)


73 posted on 12/05/2016 3:28:35 PM PST by Reily
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To: sharkhawk

This guy should be removed or executed. Ethier one is fine with me.


74 posted on 12/05/2016 3:29:01 PM PST by DrDude (To the Victor go the spoils! Kick A$$ Trump.)
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To: sharkhawk

Fake news, meant to get you all pissed off. Ignore it....


75 posted on 12/05/2016 3:30:33 PM PST by Trump-a-licious
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To: odawg

Does Texas have a “faithless elector” law?


76 posted on 12/05/2016 3:30:38 PM PST by Reily
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To: sharkhawk

time to replace him (or at least inform him of the consquences if he votes against constituents’ wishes)


77 posted on 12/05/2016 3:31:03 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: DrDude

My vote goes for execution.


78 posted on 12/05/2016 3:31:53 PM PST by sport
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To: Reily

Bush v Gore argued against that. If FL E. votes in 2000 had been held up for the recount, Gore argued the count should be 270 - FL for the majority and Gore would have won.


79 posted on 12/05/2016 3:33:17 PM PST by Owen
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To: b4its2late

My goodness, im just shaking in disbelief how the evil twins Hitlery and soros are successfully brainwashing and disrupting trump’s landslide victory!! I so outraged I want to punch the crap out of Soros and both bitches Jill&hill!!!! I’ve lost patience I’m beyond cool and collective ...I’m itching fir a smack down of ALL the lunatic evil liberal assholes!!!! WHERE ARE OUR PROTEST marches!!! Folks this as gotten out of hand..ENUFF!!!!


80 posted on 12/05/2016 3:34:57 PM PST by RoseofTexas
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