Posted on 10/17/2017 5:22:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A Harvard Law professor posted an essay on social media recently that laid out a complicated process he believes could lead to Hillary Clinton still becoming President of the United States.
Lawrence Lessig flirted with running for president as a Democrat in 2016, but dropped out before the primaries. After Donald Trump won the election, he led a failed effort to convince the electoral college to ignore the voters' will and install Clinton.
In a Medium post last week, the professor insisted it was still possible for the eventual Democratic nominee to become president.
Lessig said the first step was proving current president Donald Trump colluded with Russian agents to win the election."If that is shown, then the first step is obvious. Trump should resign or, if he doesn’t, he should be impeached."
"The second step should be obvious as well: Pence should resign or, if he doesn’t, he should be impeached. He benefited from the criminal (and treasonous) conspiracy just as much as Trump," Lessig continued.
With Trump and Pence out of the way, the presidency would then fall to Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. But Lessig insisted it was possible Ryan would appoint Clinton his vice president and then resign.
"He should nominate the person defeated by the treason of his own party, and then step aside, and let her become the President," he argued.
"I realize this all sounds crazy right now," Lessig admitted.
However crazy it might have sounded, outlets like Newsweek treated his ideas seriously, writing a piece headlined, "How Hillary Clinton Still Can, And Should, Become President After The Trump-Russia Investigation."
It sounds like a liberal is plotting the overthrow of the legally elected government.
This man is at best delusional.
Catherine Zeta-Jones calls me every night begging me to be her boyfriend.
;^)
I think at this point, Newsweek is just trolling people.
That IS crazy! If Pence really wanted to make some serious money, he’d raise alpacas in northern Chile.
Lawrence, that will cause hair to grow on the palms of your hands.
Delusional left wing lunatics agree. It’s her turn.
Another intellectual yet idiot pretending to be giving sound advice!
That doesn’t just sound crazy, it IS crazy.
This guy needs to stop smoking crack.
Yes, Lawrence. Now and forever.
Does he mean crazy literally; is it hyperbole; or is this just a severe case of wishful thinking?
This guy needs to put down the crack pipe.
With Trump and Pence out of the way, the presidency would then fall to Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. But Lessig insisted it was possible Ryan would appoint COUNTrecount his vice president and then resign
There, I fixed it, I am now the President.
Wonder why so many serious drug abusers end up as law professors in the Ivy League?
I subscribed to the Harvard Law Review for about a decade. I did it to remind myself of what a bunch of goofball morons are there: editorial staff, notes authors, published authors from elsewhere, law professors and students.
Just go to Google Scholar and read a few pages from a recent edition.
You won’t believe the garbage promoted as academic excellence there.
“I realize this all sounds crazy right now,” Lessig admitted.”
No shit.
L
And I’m the rightful Monarch of Ireland....Jesus, I’d ask if they could get any nuttier, but they might take that as a challenge.
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