Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

3 GOP Electoral College members say they may not vote for Republican ticket of Romney/Ryan [IDIOTS]
Washington Post ^ | September 13, 2012

Posted on 09/14/2012 4:51:00 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

At least three Republican electors say they may not support their party’s presidential ticket when the Electoral College meets in December to formally elect the next president, escalating tensions within the GOP and adding a fresh layer of intrigue to the final weeks of the White House race.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; paultards
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-66 next last
Complete asses.
1 posted on 09/14/2012 4:51:09 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

So Romney wins 497 electoral votes instead of 500.


2 posted on 09/14/2012 4:52:00 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Obama does not have the work ethic to be Anti-Christ.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

Name them a post their e mails


3 posted on 09/14/2012 4:53:46 AM PDT by reefdiver (zer0 One and Done)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: reefdiver

They heard about all the cash and prizes that were available to Obamacare holdouts and “maverick” Republicans.


4 posted on 09/14/2012 4:55:55 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

This is BS

Until November 6, there are no electoral college electors. The election decides who the electors actually are. Until the election, there are no electors


5 posted on 09/14/2012 4:56:24 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

Our Framers set up a good system for Presidential elections. If nothing else, it drives the rats crazy.

BTW, the Framers thought most elections would end up in the House of Reps. In their view, the state electors served more as a nominating committee.

There is no crisis when an election ends up decided as per the Constitution.


6 posted on 09/14/2012 4:59:45 AM PDT by Jacquerie (Exterminate rats.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

There was no way in hell I was going to vote for mcromney.... until 1979 redux happened.....

carter was bad enough... this guy is a joke...

fubo has done what others could not possibly do, made me WANT to vote for mcromney...


7 posted on 09/14/2012 5:00:16 AM PDT by joe fonebone (I am the 15%)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

Name them an post their e mails


8 posted on 09/14/2012 5:01:43 AM PDT by reefdiver (zer0 One and Done)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

This is a “hope and change” story from WaPo.

By planting this disingenuous item, they “hope” to “change” your mind about voting for the Republican ticket.

America will begin to rise from the ashes on November 6th!


9 posted on 09/14/2012 5:07:24 AM PDT by Walrus (Restoring America starts today! Let's roll!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper
And the Washington Post loves it!!!! While reading this I'll bet that Osama Obama,Alexrod *and* Valerie Jarret climaxed in their pants.And as for Ron Paul and his robots...GO FORNICATE YOURSELVES,YOU LOSERS!
10 posted on 09/14/2012 5:08:48 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If Obama's Reelected Imagine The Mess He'll Inherit!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: bert
Until November 6, there are no electoral college electors.

I think they're chosen by the candidates *before* the election.It's after the election that they're empaneled or seated.

11 posted on 09/14/2012 5:10:57 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If Obama's Reelected Imagine The Mess He'll Inherit!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

This is why Paultards need to be ejected from the party. This is precisely why the GOP rewrote the rules at the convention. It wasn’t aimed at the Tea Party or grass roots, it was an effort to purge these Paulbots from the party.

Paultards never, ever had an intention of voting for the eventual nominee. They are in fact working against R/R. And these people hate social conservatives as much as they do Willard. They are part of the reason the convention lacked fire. The floor was divided because these Paultards and their invited guests were not supporting the speakers and doing things like inviting other Ron Paul supporters like Code Pink in.

Paultards should be banned from every conservative forum and completely removed from the party at all levels. Let these conspiracy mongers go try to take over the Democratic party.


12 posted on 09/14/2012 5:12:38 AM PDT by Longbow1969
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Jacquerie

Agreed! Didn’t it take something like 36 votes in the House to elect Jefferson President?


13 posted on 09/14/2012 5:17:55 AM PDT by Madam Theophilus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Gay State Conservative

OK, I’ll buy that but doubt they would be chosen if they defect before the fact


14 posted on 09/14/2012 5:18:11 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: bert

There are electors. You vote for them, not the candidate per se.
And they’re not obligated to actually vote for the candidate in turn.
A big check and a baseball bat should ensure enough vote for the Obama


15 posted on 09/14/2012 5:18:11 AM PDT by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Jacquerie

Sadly, NOTHING has been “...per the Constitution” since Obama has been in office.


16 posted on 09/14/2012 5:18:20 AM PDT by a real Sheila (RYAN/romney 2012)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Jacquerie

Sadly, NOTHING has been “...per the Constitution” since Obama has been in office.


17 posted on 09/14/2012 5:18:29 AM PDT by a real Sheila (RYAN/romney 2012)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Madam Theophilus

I meant, 36 rounds of voting


18 posted on 09/14/2012 5:19:07 AM PDT by Madam Theophilus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper
Complete asses.

More like clowns.

19 posted on 09/14/2012 5:27:13 AM PDT by McGruff (Support your local Republican candidates. They are our last line of defense.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper
Election officials said they may turn to the courts to enforce the law if an elector strayed.

They may be able to jail a faithless elector, though even that isn't certain. I very much doubt the courts can go back and order his vote changed. Nor should they be able to.

The whole tenor of the article is weird. The GOP electors were elected on the basis they would vote for the GOP candidate, not a person of their choice. If they decide that can not in good conscience vote to Romney, the honorable thing to do is resign, not violate their agreement.

20 posted on 09/14/2012 5:29:38 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-66 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson