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Will the Electoral College dump Trump?

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Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 12, 2016 at 3:14 pm
(November 12, 2016 at 12:33 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Sounds like a slogan to me!  Is this impossible?  Hillary, after all, won the popular vote.

So did Richard Nixon

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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 12, 2016 at 3:26 pm
(November 12, 2016 at 2:33 pm)Jehanne Wrote: What do you think that Trump's inauguration is going to be like?  Constant heckling??

There will no doubt be noisy protesters and extra security to keep things calm. Hopefully, no idiots will crash the inauguration or speech.
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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 12, 2016 at 3:47 pm
(November 12, 2016 at 3:14 pm)ScienceAf Wrote:
(November 12, 2016 at 12:33 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Sounds like a slogan to me!  Is this impossible?  Hillary, after all, won the popular vote.

So did Richard Nixon

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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 12, 2016 at 4:42 pm (This post was last modified: November 13, 2016 at 12:30 am by Iroscato.)
No, and nor do I think it should. Trump was elected under the system that exists in the US no matter how flawed it may be, as others who have lost the popular vote have been before.

You thought Trump supporters were nuts before? Now imagine giving them their victory and then having the establishment they so despise snatching it away. How the fuck do you think they'll react?
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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 13, 2016 at 12:27 am
Not a chance.
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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 13, 2016 at 12:33 am
Technically, they could.

http://archive.fairvote.org/?page=967


Quote:Over the years, however, despite legal oversight, a number of electors have violated their state’s law binding them to their pledged vote. However, these violators often only face being charged with a misdemeanor or a small fine, usually $1,000. Many constitutional scholars agree that electors remain free agents despite state laws and that, if challenged, such laws would be ruled unconstitutional.
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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 14, 2016 at 5:21 am
(November 12, 2016 at 12:33 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Sounds like a slogan to me!  Is this impossible?  Hillary, after all, won the popular vote.

After they fixed the election hard enough that he "won". Not even te republitard estabishment are that stupid.
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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 14, 2016 at 5:38 am
What would happen if there were criminal charges or an indictment before the oath?
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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 14, 2016 at 10:40 am
It's an idea but if it happened, wouldn't the house pick the President? Not a good idea.
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RE: Will the Electoral College dump Trump?
November 14, 2016 at 10:44 am
(November 12, 2016 at 3:13 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: if the next 2 years is a fucking disaster, the dems can take the house and senate (or rather, WILL take) and Trump will be impeached, his supreme court choices will be squelched, Hillary will be paroled from Gitmo, Obamacare will be reinstated retroactively, and the stock market will correct itself downwards 9000 points.

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