(12-06-2023 07:45 PM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote: (12-06-2023 07:25 PM)tanqtonic Wrote: (12-06-2023 07:12 PM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote: (12-06-2023 06:36 PM)tanqtonic Wrote: (12-06-2023 06:27 PM)bullet Wrote: Because we had fake electors giving Biden the election, we have political witchhunts trying to criminalize honest differences of opinion.
Don't let it be close enough to steal next time.
Which 'fake electors [gave] Biden the election'? Last I saw all the Biden electors were those certified by their respective state.
Please be specific which states' electors that were finally counted in full on Jan 7 were 'fake'.
Do you consider the electors that Trump tried to talk Pence into substituting by fiat as 'real' electors? Can you point to any state certification of those if that is the case?
Last I saw, it is each individual state that determines their own electors. That is by an official act. When did this change?
And for your education, the issue isnt a 'difference of opinion' that is criminalized. It is trying to substitute votes that might as well have been pulled out of a fing Cracker Jack box in place of those actually certified by a state. Or do you think that is just a fine dandy thing to do?
So I’ll ask you this Clarence, what if California just decides to declare a winner and forgo the election because they know the winner already?
If the legislature passes a law saying they can do this what is the recourse for the congress of the United States?
Think about it and don’t react to quickly.
A state has pretty much unfettered ability to determine the electors to cast their votes -- provided the process is in place in law prior to any election.
If California wishes to have their electors decided by a best-of-three rock/scissors/ paper -- they have the right to do so.
And when a state certifies those votes cast by their electors in the manner prescribed under their state law, pretty much nothing can overturn that decision by that state.
That is -- "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors". End of story.
Congress has zero recourse, they count the ballots. They have zero say in *how* the electors are chosen, nor in how the electors end up voting.
Next stupid question on Congressional recourse? Please do tell us your "theory" on Congressional recourse..... please be specific where in the Constitution the US Congress has any 'recourse' in this issue. This could be entertaining.....
Since my post got you 'agitated', maybe *you* should take a crack at the question. "Which 'fake electors [gave] Biden the election'? Last I saw all the Biden electors were those certified by their respective state." Cant wait to see your answer.
Wow you are right here. And by being right you have opened the can of worms. Next stupid question.
Quote:What if Trump wins the election but the populous democrat states and states where Trump is not favored by a slim republican legislature, and have many delegates say, you know what, we don’t like Trump so we are going to tell our delegates to cast their votes for Joey Bagodonuts. By adding a third candidate they secure enough votes they will certify to overturn the election and hand it to the candidate of their choice.
If Trump 'wins', and loses CA. Call the election 271 EV Trump to 269 EV Biden just for grins.
CA doesnt like Trump, so they tell their 54 votes to vote for Joey Bagodonuts. (big problem with this, but I will address it later....)
Electoral count in the Congress is 271 EV Trump -- 215 EV Biden -- 54 Joey Bagodonuts. Trump still wins.
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Next case -- say Trump wins CA and the vote is still 271 - 269.
The first problem is the state legislature 'changing the EV'. Most states have in their state laws the legal rule for selecting their EV. Texas has Chapter 192, Sec. 192.001 -- .005
-- The set of elector candidates that is elected is the one that corresponds to the candidates for president and vice-president receiving the most votes, and specifies that the election shall be at a certain time.
In this manner, the 'as provided by each of the legislatures' is *in* their own law. A state cannot under its own law, simply 'choose' another slate after the fact. The only way that the Legislature can 'choose its own' is when it votes to supercede its own election *prior* to the election.
Your angst isnt really justified by a Lege changing the results after the election. There has to be a change to the allocation prior to the election.
Quote:A smarter man than you and I said they would eventually try something similar.
It will be extraordinarily hard for them, if not impossible. Each state house has to follow its own law, and while they *can* change the method of selection, all states would have to do the 'grab back' explicitly and prior to the election in question.
Quote: They want a way to just name a president because all of us rubes are to stupid to pick one.
Well, I would say your concern is well off base.
Quote:And after this past election they may be right.
Yes, the horror of actual certified electors selecting the President. The horror.
Quote:I miss Rush Limbaugh.
On that I agree with you.