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Lawyers offer free support to electors who want to oppose Trump
The Week ^ | December 5, 2016 | Catherine Garcia

Posted on 12/05/2016 10:28:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Any member of the Electoral College who wants to vote against Donald Trump but would violate state law by doing so has the support of a Harvard University law professor and a California-based law firm.

Larry Lessig has started "The Electors Trust" in order to give free counsel to electors through the firm Durie Tangri. Lessig said his group will also give electors guaranteed anonymity so they can determine if there are enough electors set on keeping Trump from winning the presidency. "It makes no sense to be elector number five who comes out against Trump," Lessig told Politico. "But it might make sense to be elector 38."

A group of at least eight Democratic electors from Colorado and Washington have started an effort of their own, called the "Hamilton Electors," to lobby Republican electors to ditch Trump in favor of another GOP candidate. Because Trump has 306 electoral votes, they are trying to flip at least 37 Republicans, and the Hamilton Electors hinted Monday they would likely choose Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) as the alternative to Trump. One Republican elector, Chris Suprun of Texas, went on the record Monday, writing in The New York Times that he will not vote for Trump when the members cast the official vote on Dec. 19. If the electors are able to block Trump's election, it would be sent to the House of Representatives.


TOPICS: Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: electoralcollege; hillary; kasich; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Yes. Legal Shield only covers some civil cases and no criminal cases. But some people can unfairly spend more for better legal services than others can. That's inherently unfair. There needs to be a uniform level of legal service made available for every citizen, regardless of their station or their location. It would be like insurance for the law - all the law.

Also, government would mandate people to buy it - at an affordable price. Also, people can't be turned away when they need services, even though they hadn't paid into the pool. There can be no unfair treatment for people just because they have a pre-existing legal condition.

21 posted on 12/05/2016 11:09:46 PM PST by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

Legal Shield covers criminal cases.


22 posted on 12/05/2016 11:11:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: shibumi

Touche’


23 posted on 12/05/2016 11:17:42 PM PST by Salamander (Jump start or tow me away...)
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To: Salamander

And now I’ve got the Dies Irae running through my head.


24 posted on 12/05/2016 11:23:45 PM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

Of course you do....


25 posted on 12/05/2016 11:59:40 PM PST by Salamander (Jump start or tow me away...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

start publishing the address of those trying to undermine our govt

once their location is public, we’ll see if they keep it up


26 posted on 12/06/2016 12:45:11 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; kiryandil

Well, one good thing if this ended up starting CWII, at least those who needed hunting practice (with cameras of course) would know where to start. It would be a great way to make famous everyone who worked to destroy our country then broadcast their pictures nationwide along with their addresses and where to find them.

The left is insane. There’s simply no other answer for their madness of the mind.


27 posted on 12/06/2016 1:30:45 AM PST by Boomer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

One of the things that gives me hope for the future is that admissions to law schools keep dropping.


28 posted on 12/06/2016 5:57:45 AM PST by x1stcav (Leftism is like rust: It corrodes 24 hours a day until eradicated.)
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To: shibumi
Geez, shib - you know Basque?

Impressive! :)

29 posted on 12/06/2016 8:10:32 AM PST by kiryandil (Will Hillary's BrownShirt Media thugs demand that The Deplorables all wear six-pointed Orange Stars?)
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