Electors demand intelligence report on Russian hacking before Electoral College vote
Source: RawStory
A group of bipartisan electors are calling on U.S. intelligence officials to release findings on Russias involvement in the U.S. election prior to the Electoral College vote that will make Donald Trumps presidential election official.
In an open letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Monday, a group of nine electors representing both parties vow to discharge their duties by the standard described in Alexander Hamiltons The Federalist Paper No. 68.
We intend to discharge our duties as Electors by ensuring that we select a candidate for president who, as our Founding Fathers envisioned, would be endowed with the requisite qualifications,' the letter states. [T]he Constitution envisions the Electoral College as a deliberative body that plays a critical role in our system of government ensuring that the American people elect a president who is constitutionally qualified and fit to serve.
The electors note that the intelligence community has concluded with high confidence that Russia acted to interfere in the U.S. election to the benefit of Trump.
According to reports in the Washington Post, New York Times, and other outlets, the United States intelligence community has now concluded definitively that the Russian interference was performed to help Donald Trump get elected, yet even today Mr. Trump is refusing to accept that finding, the letter states. Separate from Mr. Trumps own denials of Russian involvement in the election, the confirmed communication between Trumps aides and those associated with the Russian election interference activity raise serious concerns that must be addressed before we cast our votes.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/electors-demand-intelligence-report-on-russian-hacking-before-electoral-college-vote/
WhiteTara
(31,209 posts)That is a pathetically small number and likely will have little impact.
4139
(2,008 posts)they could get a classified briefing
CountAllVotes
(22,133 posts)and I quote:
>>Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Paper #68:
[T]he Constitution envisions the Electoral College as a deliberative body that plays a critical role in our system of government ensuring that the American people elect a president who is constitutionally qualified and fit to serve.
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If the EC does it's job, under the color of the founder's intent, Trump should be declared unfit to serve and booted out on his ass. And now that the Clinton campaign is showing it still has a pulse I'm thinking, if Cheetolini continues to get hysterical on twitter spraying toddler diarrhea in a 360, anything could happen.
Maybe it's a long shot, but Trump could still go down in flames.
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Seems it tRump doesn't care to attend daily security meetings, etc. etc etc ... well he does not care to do his job. Is he not UNFIT if he is not there? If that was you or me, we'd be FIRED for not doing the JOB you were hired to do.
tRump already states that he has no plans to do it!
We can only hope that America wakes the hell up!