Electoral College member from Texas might go rogue, says he's undecided

Houston Chronicle ^ | 11/17/16 | Carol Christian

[Verginius Rufus]

I don't see how this could change anything.

It wouldn't change who becomes President, but it could result in Arturo having a couple of million dollars in a Swiss bank account.

[AuntB]

WHEN are they going to count the military votes?

[ro_dreaming]

Of course the Comical keeps pushing this wrong narrative:
“If all electors cast their votes in keeping with the winner of each state, then Donald Trump wins, even though Hillary Clinton received more popular votes overall.”

Clinton did NOT receive more actual votes. And, our electoral system is not setup that way. It’s a democratic republic - not a straight out democracy (aka, MOB RULE).

I really wish common sense was just that.

[Jane Long]

Thanks for the clarification. You had me worried, for a bit :)

[Smittie]

LOL...I don’t think I’ve ever been so glad over the outcome of an election.

[Tammy8]

Sounds like he is trying to test the water, auction his vote to the highest bidder...

[M Kehoe]

Hey Art. After you vote in DC, will you go back to Texas?

5.56mm

[Vermont Lt]

Are you saying that because the electorate decided to toss out the embedded pols this year that its OK to change the Electoral college?

[reasonisfaith]

This individual has attention seeker written all over him.

[Smittie]

Are you saying that because the electorate decided to toss out the embedded pols this year that its OK to change the Electoral college?

Are you kidding? I don't want to change the electoral college.It saves us from being governed by mob rule. I meant that it saved us from the Hildabeast ,who is crazy and a wannabe dictator and despot.

[Chris Austin]

A petition on change.org is asking the Electoral College Electors to break faith with the voters, and elect Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump on December 19. The petition currently has more than 4 million signatures.

If you are concerned about that, you can sign an opposing petition, that asks the Electors to keep faith with the voters:

https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-keep-faith-with-the-voters-on-december-19?recruiter=21275813&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLinke

[mom of young patriots]

I understand the intent behind the electoral college, but I feel like the human nature of electors can also pose a danger when one party has no honor and is comfortable with using mafia techniques to see that things go their way. Rule of law means less than nothing to these people and, currently, they are still in power, so justice will not be served if an elector is “persuaded” to change their vote. I think in Jefferson’s day, even bitter enemies had more honor than liberals do now.

With regard to keeping a dictator from taking over, I kinda think that is what Hitlery was setting herself up to be. If she had managed to create a little more fraud and tipped the balance her way, I doubt that the electoral college, made up of democrat electors, would have done anything to keep that despot from stepping up to her throne.