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At least 20 electors could turn on Trump, Harvard prof claims
nypost.com ^ | 12/14/16 | Joshua Rhett Miller

Posted on 12/14/2016 10:16:45 AM PST by ColdOne

At least 20 GOP Electoral College voters are considering voting against President-elect Donald Trump next week, according to a Harvard constitutional law professor who’s offering legal aid to “faithless electors” who betray their party.

Harvard University Professor of Law and Leadership Larry Lessig did not offer evidence to support his claim. But, if true, the figure would put the anti-Trump movement’s goal of scuttling his election win much closer to becoming reality when 538 members of the Electoral College vote in their state capitals on Monday.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews; harvard; larrylessig; lessig
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1 posted on 12/14/2016 10:16:45 AM PST by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

BULL CRAP!!! This is the latest in two things they are going after Trump for...

The other is the Old Post Office lease in Washington D.C. if they don’t win on the ‘Electoral Votes’ then they will turn on the lease...

They have already started:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3504648/posts


2 posted on 12/14/2016 10:18:46 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: ColdOne

I think it’s called sedition


3 posted on 12/14/2016 10:18:59 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: ColdOne

Nice how they discuss a coup de tat as a “goal” by some nobody disruptors.


4 posted on 12/14/2016 10:19:41 AM PST by Williams (Trump You Magnificent Bastard!)
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To: ColdOne

sedition, he should be arrested for tampering with the Electoral College.


5 posted on 12/14/2016 10:19:51 AM PST by kaehurowing
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To: ColdOne

Not if they want to still have a country...


6 posted on 12/14/2016 10:22:43 AM PST by Oberon (John 12:5-6)
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To: ColdOne

A few of them have gotten attention for “turning on Trump” by promising to not vote for Hillary like they are supposed to. Don’t think I’ll ever understand liberal logic.


7 posted on 12/14/2016 10:23:28 AM PST by LostPassword
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To: ColdOne

Twenty is not enough to make a difference....

And these people should be used as an example to make sure it never happens again!!!


8 posted on 12/14/2016 10:23:29 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: ColdOne

Bill Mitchell is citing a current Politico story (of all sources) that reports how the RNC is in touch daily with all of the electors. The only rogue defector is that traitor from Texas.
Hope all this insanity will finally be put to rest by this time next week.
Cannot wait for Inauguration Day!!!


9 posted on 12/14/2016 10:23:49 AM PST by edie1960
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To: ColdOne

“Could”, huh? Lessig is the creep behind the movement, so that’s what he’d say. When you’re a tenured Harvard perfesser there’s no penalty for being wrong. Purple monkeys could fly forth from my sphincter, too, but I won’t be switching over to trapdoor skivvies just in case.


10 posted on 12/14/2016 10:23:55 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: ColdOne

This is all just fun background noise. As is the hotel lease.

In a way, It’s kinda fun, but we do need to get to Jan 20 so he can start getting Obamacare repealed.


11 posted on 12/14/2016 10:24:34 AM PST by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: LostPassword

“A few of them have gotten attention for “turning on Trump” by promising to not vote for Hillary like they are supposed to. Don’t think I’ll ever understand liberal logic.”

I saw that and laughed out loud. I think they were from California.


12 posted on 12/14/2016 10:24:39 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: ColdOne

Could, may, might are key words for liars when writing fake news.

Whenever, we see any of these key words in any oped, it is time to stop reading their wet dream fake news posing as news.


13 posted on 12/14/2016 10:25:35 AM PST by Grampa Dave (It's waay past time to drain the 'not so intelligent' swamp... President Trump Disband the CIA i)
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To: ColdOne

“Harvard University Professor of Law and Leadership Larry Lessig did not offer evidence to support his claim.”

Fake News, in other words.


14 posted on 12/14/2016 10:25:36 AM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: kaehurowing

Have confession papers ready for them to sign and hand one to each elector before the vote. Do your job, or sign and report to the US Marshal over there.


15 posted on 12/14/2016 10:25:43 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: kaehurowing

“sedition, he should be arrested for tampering with the Electoral College.”

While there may be a few, there will not be enough faithless electors to deny the presidency to Trump. However, the electors from states that voted for Trump and do not vote for Trump will not be committing sedition.


16 posted on 12/14/2016 10:25:46 AM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: ColdOne

There is one nutjob in Texas that we know of for sure, I’d be surprised if there are any more.
Not too many people want to become pariahs.


17 posted on 12/14/2016 10:28:12 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: ColdOne

Tar...
Feathers.


18 posted on 12/14/2016 10:29:02 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: ColdOne

“did not offer evidence to support his claim”

so what it really is, is his own personal little wet dream.


19 posted on 12/14/2016 10:31:03 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: ColdOne

306 - 20 > 270.

How many times will the Democrats loose the election?

Can we make it 3, 4, 5?


20 posted on 12/14/2016 10:32:09 AM PST by BereanBrain
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