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To: Lmo56

“IF Obama is ruled ineligible BEFORE the EC - his CURRENT 365 votes WOULD NOT count.”

But as has been pointed out repeatedly, electors are free to cast their votes any way they wish so long as there is no state law prohibiting faithless electors (I don’t know how many states have such restrictions). So if EC knew Obama was not constitutionally qualified, doesn’t it stand to reason they would cast most of their votes for Biden? IF they voted for Obama, I concur that in tallying the Electoral Vote, the Obama votes could be set aside. But I see no rational reason an Obama elector would knowingly squander their vote in this fashion. After all, if enough wasted their votes for Obama (in a show of unity?), then this risks McCain being elected by a plurality of the remaining electoral votes etc.


216 posted on 12/01/2008 10:27:22 AM PST by DrC
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To: DrC

But those electors would not vote. They have no valid electoral vote to cast for anyone — their election is nullified by the fraud.


219 posted on 12/01/2008 10:29:39 AM PST by bvw
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To: DrC

“But as has been pointed out repeatedly, electors are free to cast their votes any way they wish so long as there is no state law prohibiting faithless electors”

Excuse me ...

But did you READ my Post #196?

EACH candidate (Obama, McCain, Keyes, Nader, etc.) submits a list of Electoral College voterrs in EACH state that they run in ...

In MD, there are 10 Electoral Votes, but (including only the 4 candidates cited here) there are 40 POSSIBLE ELECTORAL VOTERS ... they are DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS !!!

You are ASSUMING that if Obama gets tossed, HIS ELECTORS REMAIN IN PLACE ... THAT IS FALSE !!!

They are replaced by McCain’s electors who, PRESUMABLY, will vote for McCain ...

YA THINK THEY WOULD VOTE FOR HILLARY??? - YEAH, AND I GOT A LITTLE BRIDGE IN BROOKLYN TO SELL ... CHEAP !!!


221 posted on 12/01/2008 10:34:23 AM PST by Lmo56
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