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hoolstoptheheels

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Look, if even one state overrides its election in appointing electors,


Alarms should go off everywhere.

In 2016, some of the most stalwart anti-Trumpies held out hope that electors would change their vote on their own out of pure decency in opposition to Trump’s scumbaggery. Nobody I know took that seriously or even considered supporting it. But it was mentioned back then. A link below is a reminder. In fact, 2 Trump electors did change their votes symbolically, as did 5 Hillary electors (note none of them voted for the other party’s nominee - they picked 3rd options). There have been such symbolic moves before, and nobody really paid attention.

It is time to take this seriously, and codify the symbolic value only of the EC vote in December that we’ve always taken for granted that it is.


(In response to this post by WaxHoo)

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/19/us/elections/electoral-college-results.html


Posted: 11/20/2020 at 10:57AM



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The fix is in -- WaxHoo 11/20/2020 10:21AM
  Have they been put on the racks yet? ** -- NJHoo 11/20/2020 12:26PM
  Preparing for four more years of epic butt hurt? ** -- Hoodafan 11/20/2020 11:13AM
  Projecting again Minito Pussolini? -- Hoodeac 11/20/2020 12:07PM
  You mean epic violence.... ** -- 79 Wahoo 11/20/2020 11:41AM
  Yay! HomophobeQ is here! ** -- Hoodafan 11/20/2020 11:27AM
  Says the guy who loves to use “butthurt” ** -- TomGlansAski 11/20/2020 11:30AM
  Try to keep up HomophobeQ. ** -- Hoodafan 11/20/2020 11:34AM
  Your wet dream HooDuh. Go fuck yourself. ** -- WaxHoo 11/20/2020 11:20AM
  More like massive civil unrest. Hope it was worth it. ** -- walkthecorner 11/20/2020 11:20AM
  Yes. The Republicans ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/20/2020 11:47AM
  LOL! Sure. ** -- Hoodafan 11/20/2020 11:50AM
  You have fallen into hoothat territory. Sad ** -- WaxHoo 11/20/2020 12:42PM
  Good! This should hopefully change some minds -- 757 11/20/2020 11:08AM
  Tar and feathers should be the minimum remedy! ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/20/2020 11:26AM
  Please tell me you’re not long on MyPillows! ** -- TomGlansAski 11/20/2020 11:09AM
  This is insane. ** -- VAGentleman05 11/20/2020 10:46AM
  This is Trump’s America ** -- WaxHoo 11/20/2020 10:48AM
  They heard it was going to be a fun coup. -- WahooMatt05 11/20/2020 10:25AM
  Even if they pull this off in Michigan, Biden wins. -- hoolstoptheheels 11/20/2020 10:30AM
  Trump ‘s plan is get MI then go after PA ** -- WaxHoo 11/20/2020 10:38AM
  The party formerly known as the GOP... -- TomGlansAski 11/20/2020 10:37AM
  Fascists ** -- 79 Wahoo 11/20/2020 10:55AM
  Correct. ** -- vwahoov 11/20/2020 11:26AM

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