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So here's something I forgot about : the state's electors for the Electoral College aren't bound to vote by the polls. For instance, "Washington state elector says he won't vote for Clinton" That's not necessarily good.
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Roland Jones posted:If faithless electors overturn the results people will be furious. We may see a few but them actually overturning the will of the people would be a big, big deal. Is there recourse for that? Constitutionally the electors are allowed to be faithless, so you can't really use that as a cause for a do over, can you?
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Captain Fargle posted:From my understanding most states in the US have local statutes that bind their electors to whoever wins the popular vote. Washington just isn't one of them. AFAIK (and I may be wrong), faithless electors is a thing that's protected by the 12th Amendment. You can be punished for not pledging in line with the state's polls (in Washington state I believe it's $1,000, per the article I originally linked), but not for voting against the polls. Even still, a majority of the states have no laws on the books about faithless electors. So it's no rules just right for anyone who is an elector who wants to gently caress some stuff up. And even if there was a law, you could just be like this dude and eat a grand to try and gently caress over a nation.
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Nov 5, 2016 09:56
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https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/794986090033717248 I hate that voter intimidation is a legitimate concern in tyool 2016 e: the tweet doesn't mention he's the loving election commissioner
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Nov 5, 2016 21:52
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https://twitter.com/scottlincicome/status/795021812073660416 NCGOP, still shitheels.
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Nov 6, 2016 01:10
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https://twitter.com/IceManNYR/status/795077481309016064 Deplorables still remain deplorables during hectic situations.
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Nov 6, 2016 02:46
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A Winner is Jew posted:The black guy on drums can't even make this less white. I can get used to harmonica playing Tim Kaine. He's no Diamond Joe, that's for sure, but he's still pretty okay 
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Nov 6, 2016 03:32
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Is it bad that I'm really interested in what kind of work he does with high altitude balloons? But yeah, I hope he doesn't get too much poo poo.
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Nov 6, 2016 04:14
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https://twitter.com/npfandos/status/795364306456080384 No one gave Pence the memo 
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Nov 6, 2016 22:04
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https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/795392694411468800 Asking the real questions. Also what are computers?
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Nov 6, 2016 23:45
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https://twitter.com/WalshFreedom/status/795670189065076736 How can someone defend "voting being too easy" other than "i don't want minorities to vote?" Half-serious question
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Nov 8, 2016 03:50
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Trump's site hacked I'm the poop emoji
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Nov 8, 2016 22:54
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I dunno if this was posted yet, but I genuinely want Obama just to sit down and tell stories for a few hours. https://twitter.com/Khanoisseur/status/795785833584263168
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Nov 8, 2016 23:02
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Nov 8, 2016 23:46
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People who say Trump will be removed from office are idiots. Regardless of if they really wanted Pence to be president, and that's why they supported Trump, "voted to get rid your party's president" will not look good no matter what. I forget who said it, but Trump could kill a hooker on live TV every day for 4 years and the GOP would say it's good for family values
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Nov 10, 2016 01:58
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The electoral college won't go anywhere for a long time. Republicans like it because they consistently use it to win when Dems take the popular vote. With the GOP ruling the land for the next God knows how long if they get their way and no minority can vote, we're gonna be stuck with this poo poo system forever. I think I'm just reaching the "depression" stage of grief. I think that means I'm almost done?
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Nov 10, 2016 09:33
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oswald ownenstein posted:
My bad. I forgot I had the wildly unpopular opinion of "if someone gets more votes than someone else, they win thing." If Trump won PV but lost EC I also know you'd be the first to run into the thread to praise the system. E: sorry if that came off as too mean. Rough times for everyone
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Darth Walrus posted:Meanwhile, in rapid national slide into dystopia news... "I hate safe spaces and political correctness! Also, I'm making sure college campuses don't talk bad about me and my party because it'd hurt my feelings" -Republicans
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