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Calista241

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32. This is crazy. The electoral college explicitly laid out in the Constitution.

Sun Nov 20, 2016, 04:41 PM

Nov 2016

The electoral college has been the law of the land for 228 years. Yes it may be outdated, but the immediate aftermath of losing an electoral college vote is not the time to challenge it. It stinks of sour grapes, and if the positions were reversed, we'd be ridiculing Republicans and the Trumpers for YEARS.

Legally, this is a case that cannot be won. She'd be laughed out of court before her lawyer was able to say "Good morning, your honor."

For die hard liberals, i can see how this argument makes sense. But the vast majority of the country just wants to take comfort in knowing we will have a President, and that the wheels of government and our society will keep turning.

I see a silver lining in this election. Trump will be up for election again in 2020. And since he's bound to screw it up, the Dems should steamroll the elections. And since 2020 is a Census year, WE will be able to be in charge of redistricting. We have the opportunity to dominate elections for decades.

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Open Letter to Hillary Clinton. If you want to Lead us, then get back in now and do so! [View all] kydo Nov 2016 OP

Good letter. Hugin Nov 2016 #1

I should have brought her mother into this kydo Nov 2016 #2

I also have thought of her mom. Sunny05 Nov 2016 #16

thinking the same Afromania Nov 2016 #3

I agree to a point radical noodle Nov 2016 #4

So, let them kydo Nov 2016 #5

That's true radical noodle Nov 2016 #9

Hillary gave her all during this campaign. She deserves some time off. stopbush Nov 2016 #6

Agreed. Besides that she has been sailing against a head wind all of her life. n/t UTUSN Nov 2016 #7

No it's not unreasonable! kydo Nov 2016 #8

No, it's like an NFL team that just lost the Super Bowl. stopbush Nov 2016 #11

I agree, and let's not forget that Gore was 18 years younger than Hillary is now. MoonRiver Nov 2016 #13

Well, then maybe she should take refugee in another country, because kydo Nov 2016 #15

If I were her, I might be worried. Except he walked that back after she conceded. MoonRiver Nov 2016 #17

How many times has he walked back a walk back? kydo Nov 2016 #20

So if her life is in danger, you want to throw her into the middle Ilsa Nov 2016 #27

They are going to attempt to put her in prison anyway, so why night fight while she still can. kydo Nov 2016 #29

I think the X is gone if she is "gone." Ilsa Nov 2016 #39

Agreed! annarbor Nov 2016 #36

Hillary is very intelligent and if there is a "realistic" hope that there is a chance, world wide wally Nov 2016 #10

True. But maybe she also needs to hear this from us kydo Nov 2016 #12

So in other words, it's all on Hillary's shoulders, and if she fails stopbush Nov 2016 #14

No it is not all on her shoulders, if orange man fails or if he wins. kydo Nov 2016 #18

I've been fighting the battle (voting) since 1972. stopbush Nov 2016 #24

Execution? Seriously? cwydro Nov 2016 #40

If she's actually going to do something it should be now. Ligyron Nov 2016 #19

I agree, she needs to fight this Alameda Nov 2016 #21

So you want Clinton to jump in a declare that the election was rigged and she's the rightful Prez? Buzz Clik Nov 2016 #22

Yes! kydo Nov 2016 #26

Finding the mute button. This nucking futz. Buzz Clik Nov 2016 #30

She already did the unexpected when she lost. She was devasted then. And rightly so. jmg257 Nov 2016 #35

If Trump and the election are discredited... yallerdawg Nov 2016 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author stopbush Nov 2016 #25

Only if its 269 to 269. Otherwise, the 270 winner is president. BlueCaliDem Nov 2016 #28

So maybe it really is about Hamilton after all. kydo Nov 2016 #31

This is crazy. The electoral college explicitly laid out in the Constitution. Calista241 Nov 2016 #32

Right now, I have no faith that anything in the Constitution will be up held after Jan 20, 2017 kydo Nov 2016 #33

So what are we supposed to do? Calista241 Nov 2016 #37

I guess we do nothing then, why bother. kydo Nov 2016 #38

Too bad she conceded. Next time. :( jmg257 Nov 2016 #34

Yeah, I am shamelessly kicking my OP kydo Nov 2016 #41