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Texan Republican Elector: I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Trump (Red Alert)
New York Times ^

Posted on 12/06/2016 11:45:35 AM PST by quesney

DALLAS — I am a Republican presidential elector, one of the 538 people asked to choose officially the president. People have asked me to change my vote based on policy disagreements. In some cases, they cite the popular vote difference. I do not think presidents-elect 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.

Mr. Trump lacks the foreign policy experience and demeanor needed to be commander in chief. During the campaign more than 50 Republican former national security officials and foreign policy experts co-signed a letter opposing him. In their words, “he would be a dangerous president.” During the campaign Mr. Trump even said Russia should hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. This encouragement of an illegal act has troubled many members of Congress and troubles me.

Hamilton also reminded us that a president cannot be a demagogue. Mr. Trump urged violence against protesters at his rallies during the campaign. He speaks of retribution against his critics.

Finally, Mr. Trump does not understand that the Constitution expressly forbids a president to receive payments or gifts from foreign governments. We have reports that Mr. Trump’s organization has business dealings in Argentina, Bahrain, Taiwan and elsewhere. Mr. Trump could be impeached in his first year given his dismissive responses to financial conflicts of interest. He has played fast and loose with the law for years. He may have violated the Cuban embargo, and there are reports of improprieties involving his foundation and actions he took against minority tenants in New York. Mr. Trump still seems to think that pattern of behavior can continue.

(Excerpt) Read more at mobile.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: elector; trump
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To: quesney

I read that exact same stuff during the election. It was from radical leftists.

i.e. this doesn’t pass the smell test.


21 posted on 12/06/2016 11:59:16 AM PST by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: usafa92

I wonder if this can be posted anymore times in the past 2 days?


Not in the past two days, but maybe in the NEXT two days. :-)


22 posted on 12/06/2016 12:00:45 PM PST by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: quesney

No it doesn’t hysteria monger. This guy said this back in August. No election is going to get stolen.

Where the hell do you people get this stuff?


23 posted on 12/06/2016 12:01:09 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: quesney

Replace him.


24 posted on 12/06/2016 12:03:32 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: quesney

Not gonna happen...Trump will be sworn in in January...


25 posted on 12/06/2016 12:03:48 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: Red Steel

He’s an attention whore.


26 posted on 12/06/2016 12:04:33 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: quesney
Meanwhile, this Co-Useful Idiot evidently doesn't even understand the laws regarding his responsibility:

Clarification: A video that ran on 9NEWS included misinformation. 

"Baca is required under Colorado law to cast his vote for Clinton, who received the most votes in Colorado."

http://www.9news.com/entertainment/television/programs/next-with-kyle-clark/colorado-elector-wants-electoral-college-to-dump-trump/352671785

FAKE News from 9News.

27 posted on 12/06/2016 12:06:00 PM PST by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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To: quesney

And stuff like this is exactly why Trump got elected.


28 posted on 12/06/2016 12:07:41 PM PST by Tzimisce
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To: Mr. Douglas

Rush read this “I won’t vote Trump” press release and it sounds so ridiculous, I think that if it’s from the real elector, it could be a ploy to protect his own life (if he has gotten death threats). He may be hoping that only liberals won’t notice how silly it sounds. Would any sane person believe that a man who has been a staunch conservative for years would not vote for Trump because he “attacked” SNL? I pray those who threaten him will be convinced. He may have to allow TX to replace him for safety reasons. Hope they keep any replacement quiet.


29 posted on 12/06/2016 12:10:47 PM PST by WVNan
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To: quesney
This is old news from yesterday and he is not the same Texas elector that resigned last week.

This clown's name is Chris Suprun and he said his decision was influenced by a Saturday Night Live skit among other weird things. He has all the earmarks of an attention whore.

30 posted on 12/06/2016 12:13:05 PM PST by pfflier
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To: quesney
George W. Bush is an imperfect man, but he led us through the tragic days following the attacks. 

 

The Bandar-Bush kiss | Mock Paper Scissors:

Bush Jr and Bandar kissing

https://emsnews.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/saudi-prince-bandar-behind-syria-gas-attacks-as-well-as-911/

 

CHRISTOPHER SUPRUN - It appears your fellow EMS Union Member might opine that you're a Useful Idiot - and he'd probably be right.

31 posted on 12/06/2016 12:13:28 PM PST by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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To: LS; quesney

>>Where the hell do you people get this stuff?

Isn't that what FAKE News like this from 9News is for?

"Clarification: A video that ran on 9NEWS included misinformation.

Baca is required under Colorado law to cast his vote for Clinton, who received the most votes in Colorado."

http://www.9news.com/entertainment/television/programs/next-with-kyle-clark/colorado-elector-wants-electoral-college-to-dump-trump/352671785


 

 

 

32 posted on 12/06/2016 12:33:36 PM PST by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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To: Red Steel

If he’d have kept his stupid mouth shut, he could tell his grandchildren he was part of history, voting for one of America’s greatest presidents. Now, he will be replaced and for the rest of his life, he can think about what he traded for his 15 min. of attention.


33 posted on 12/06/2016 12:36:48 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: quesney

This reads like any NY Times “article”.


34 posted on 12/06/2016 12:51:58 PM PST by MAGA2017
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To: LS

I just don’t put anything past the opposition. Trump’s not president until he’s president, as far as I’m concerned.


35 posted on 12/06/2016 1:02:20 PM PST by quesney
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To: quesney

Sigh. this whole GOP EV revolt meme by the fake main stream news media is the exact same fake news the fake main stream media genned up during the GOP convention: for weeks they pounded the “delegates are revolting against Trump”. Naturally, nothing came of it and the GOP convention came off with a hitch. Same will be the case on 12/19 with the EV vote.


36 posted on 12/06/2016 1:14:19 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: catnipman

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/12/busted-texas-rogue-electoral-delegate-chris-suprun-linked-van-jones-think-progress/

BUSTED! Texas Rogue Electoral Delegate Chris Suprun Is Linked to Van Jones, Think Progress


37 posted on 12/06/2016 1:18:39 PM PST by jennychase
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To: quesney

Can someone please re-post and re-post this? It just hasn’t been posted and re-posted often enough < /sarcasm >


38 posted on 12/06/2016 1:19:23 PM PST by lewislynn (Ryan is the other half of the reason Romney got creamed by a negro with a Nobel)
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To: lewislynn

Agreed, just stop posting these idiotic Fake News elector rebellion stories please, they mean nothing, you’re giving the liberals great satification by posting these.


39 posted on 12/06/2016 1:20:37 PM PST by Trump-a-licious
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To: jennychase

uh yeah, TGWP is pretty close to a fake news site itself.


40 posted on 12/06/2016 1:23:32 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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