Posted on 12/05/2016 2:37:13 PM PST by sharkhawk
Dallas — I am a Republican presidential elector, one of the 538 people asked to choose officially the president of the United States. Since the election people have asked me to change my vote based on policy disagreements with Donald J. Trump. In some cases, they cite the popular vote difference. I do not think president-elects should be disqualified for policy disagreements. I do not think they should be disqualified because they won the Electoral College instead of the popular vote. However, now I am asked to cast a vote on Dec. 19 for someone who shows daily he is not qualified for the office.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
But one small section on that web site is relevant: They point out that if Florida had failed to finish its recount in 2000 by the Safe Harbor date, it would then have fallen under Section 2 of Title 3 of the United States Code:
"Whenever any State has held an election for the purpose of choosing electors, and has failed to make a choice on the day prescribed by law, the electors may be appointed on a subsequent day in such a manner as the legislature of such State may direct."
The Florida legislature was prepared to ratify Bush's slate of Electors if the U.S. Supreme Court hadn't stepped in to end the recount. However, if neither of those things had happened, and if Florida had "failed to make a choice on the day prescribed by law" (because of an incomplete tally to determine the correct set of Electors) and thus had putatively failed to appoint Electors, the total number of Electors in the country would have been reduced by 25 (Florida's number). And in that case Al Gore would have had a majority of the remaining number of Electors and would have been elected President.
If Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania were all to fail to complete required recounts by the Safe Harbor date, and if their Republican-controlled legislatures were to fail to take any further action to appoint Electors for Trump, such that none of those 46 Electoral votes were cast, that would leave Trump with 260 votes and Hillary with 232 votes. In that case the total number of appointed Electors would be 492, and a majority would be 246. So Trump would still win.
Texas also has a great governor.
“This guy is stepping down and his replacement will vote for him, I’m pretty sure”.................
I’d MAKE DAMN SURE!
The picture is weird .. I’ve never seen a soldier, policeman or fireman .. stoop over or almost bend over in order to salute.
LOOKS PHONEY TO ME.
What a buttmunch.
He’s going to ca$h his vote.
Replace asap! These asshole will eat crow and regret this decision when trump turns out to be, next to Reagan, one of the greatest president! My greatest fondest memory was when I cast my vote for Reagan!! Even though the mediapukes called him a stupid 2nd hand actor with a schizo fashion driven wife..but I still voted for him and it was the best decision EVEH!! Trump will be remembered EXTREMELY well by the American people! Bank on it!
He’s a beta-male cuck douche.
Phil Kerpen are you lurking FR? Pull up a chair my FRiend.
I’m always suspicious of people like this jackass who call themselves “heroes”.
Once an idiot always an idiot.
One can just as easily make the claim that he was negligent in his job to allow the attacks. But just how long was he able to keep the nation united? Not long really. On top of that it took a national tragedy to unite the nation. The nation certainly wasn't united before he was sworn in. It wasn't united just prior to the attacks. Suppose we had used your stupid reasoning to not make G. W. Bush our President by sabotaging the electoral college process. He would never have had the opportunity to unite this nation at all. So are you giving Trump any time to untie this nation? No you are not. Now grow up you nutcase.
Which is why they are throwing a hail Mary in Florida too.
Sideline all four and we have it 232 to 231 her highness.
Just saying :)
His jacket is too tight, his hat is too small and he doesnt know how to salute. Other than that he is pretty much an idiot.
He’s an attention whore looking for his 15 minutes of fame....he can be followed on Twitter if you are so inclined:
@TheChrisSuprun
Is he going to be replaced?
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-electoral-college-texas-chris-suprun-227422
This guy has been saying this since August, so why wasn’t he replaced? Who chose him as an elector?
“Electors not voting for the candidate they were selected to represent will have their personal contact information released so the media and others can ask them directly why they abrogated their responsibility to represent the will of the voters from that state.”
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