I didn't vote for Trump so if they elected a more qualified person, who is not a compulsive liar, i certainly would be fine with it. I pointed out the "constitutionally qualified" because that was one of the points brought up in your link. There's no basis for that thinking and the lib electors bringing it up are morons, just thought i would address the idiocy. Who are these electors that are so qualified that they are going to save the general public from themselves? What are their qualifications? Just from reading some of their quotes i can see they are no smarter than the average American.
I think we largely agree here. The 'electors' aren't some qualified elitist group, but they are still empowered to be that, stemming back from antiquated polices created by Alexander Hamilton and the founding fathers who didn't trust the public. Ironically enough, they didn't trust the public from being misled by false promises of a demagouge candidate......so maybe it isn't so antiquated? While i would also love the electors to vote for literally any candidate other than Trump (as it would mark the beginning of the end of this electoral system while also burning the chaps of the hypocritical electoral defenders), I don't believe they should have that power to decide for the public.
Dunces: "A survey conducted by the research company Qualtrics showed that 52% of Republican voters think that Donald Trump won the popular vote in November's general election, despite nationwide totals giving Hillary Clinton almost a 3 million-vote edge." Ron
An online survey of a little over 1000 people is indicative of Republican voters? Whose the dunce? Don't answer, we know.
Played hard, just couldn't catch a break. Too many unforced errors and penalties. We just can't give up four turnovers to a team like Trump. But I still believe in this team.
North Carolina’s Legislative Coup Shows What Voter Suppression Will Look Like Under Trump https://www.thenation.com/article/n...voter-suppression-will-look-like-under-trump/ "What began as a special legislative session to help victims of Hurricane Matthew quickly turned into something very different when the GOP-controlled legislature hastily passed a series of bills stripping incoming Democratic Governor Roy Cooper of his constitutional powers. Most noteworthy, Cooper will no longer get to appoint a majority of members to the state board of elections or 100 county boards of elections, and the state board will be chaired by a Republican in all even-numbered years—i.e., any time there’s a major congressional, statewide, or presidential election. With Republicans holding a super-majority in the legislature, this is a guaranteed prelude to future voter-suppression efforts. The bill also makes it harder for the state Supreme Court, which has a 4-3 Democratic majority, to review future challenges to election-law changes. Outgoing Republican Governor Pat McCrory signed the bill 48 hours after it was first introduced. In addition, Republicans reduced the number of public employees the governor could appoint—from 1,500 to 425—prevented the governor from appointing members to boards of state universities, and required the governor’s cabinet picks to be confirmed by the legislature. These moves have been described as “a brazen power grab,” but they are more akin to a coup. Republicans have turned North Carolina, previously one of the most progressive states in the South, into a laboratory for voter suppression and offered a disturbing preview of what’s to come under Trump. The legislative coup is merely the latest in a series of outrageous and illegal actions by the North Carolina GOP to undermine democracy in the state." Ron
