Posted on 12/07/2016 11:24:34 PM PST by granada
If you thought Donald Trump was the face of America’s anti-establishment movement, hold on to your chapeaus: A wild wind is rising.
Want to know what’s more anti-establishment than a president-elect who refuses to play by the rules? How about similarly spirited electors going AWOL and sending someone else to the Oval Office?
Could it happen? Might.
A movement headed by a mostly Democratic group calling itself Hamilton Electors is trying to persuade Republican electors to defect — not to cede the election to Hillary Clinton but to join with Democrats in selecting a compromise candidate, such as Mitt Romney or John Kasich. It wouldn’t be that hard to do.
Mathematically, only 37 of Trump’s 306 electors are needed to bring his number down to 269, one less than the 270 needed to secure the presidency.
On the Hamilton Electors’ Facebook page, elector Bret Chiafalo, a Democrat from Washington, explains the purpose of the electoral college. If you haven’t previously been a fan of the electoral system, you might become one.
Bottom line: The Founding Fathers didn’t fully trust democracy, fearing mob rule, and so created a republic. They correctly worried that a pure democracy could result in the election of a demagogue (ahem), or a charismatic autocrat (ahem), or someone under foreign influence (ditto), hence the rule that a president must have been born in the United States. We know how seriously Trump takes the latter.
Most important among the founders’ criteria for a president was that he (or now she) be qualified. Thus, the electoral college was created as a braking system that would, if necessary, save the country from an individual such as, frankly, Trump.
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“Superdelegates”.
Now STFU, TYVM.
Yes, I agree with your assessment of why the LEFT is so upset .. the Supreme Court was where they loved to try to destroy the Constitution. Now they know, they will not see the changes they wanted - not in their lifetime.
Trump was so right to remind people of the importance of the Supreme Court.
This faithless elector strategy has always been a plan C for the establishment. Problem they have is never in their worst nightmare did they envision Trump would win over 300 votes.
So they resorted to trying to void as many as possible via recounts and court proceedings. That’s failing.
So now comes the final push, an all out assault from now even the MSM to organize and do their level best to cultivate an elector revolt. They’re many GOPe and nevertrump among the electors. Remember, they are all for the most part party activist chosen by the states GOP.
To have a chance at succeeding, the press will have to break a bombshell revelation that they can grab onto that argues Trump is more unfit than ever. Truth is of no regard here, only outcome.
Once again, Trump is one step ahead of these seditios SB’s. This is why I believe he has been stroking Romney for the SOS position. If my theory has merit regarding Romney, look for one last meeting with Romney next week, and no announcement for SOS until after the 19th.
Now pardon me while I adjust my tin foil.
Found this list of the Electors for the Party that won the each State.
For future reference..if needed.
These days you can go through a roll of it in a week...: )
LMAO. Alcoa stock must be through the roof.
Now if SOS isn’t named until 12/20, I’m buying wholesale.
the white half of the family
Long past time!
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