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Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2016, 10:48 PM Dec 2016

Link: Petition SCOTUS to Invalidate Election Results Of 2016 - Order A New Election

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/scotus-invalidate-election-results-2016-order-new-election

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WH- Petition - Election Do-Over! [View all] Equinox Moon Dec 2016 OP

I signed it! Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #1

How Exciting! What a waste of time! brooklynite Dec 2016 #26

What provision in the Constitution allows for a "do-over"? WillowTree Dec 2016 #2

Austria did it, so can we... Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #3

I don't know, but we need to have congress and the supreme court enact it Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #5

That would require a Constitutional amendment WillowTree Dec 2016 #6

I have faith there are smart people that know more about this than I do Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #9

Your faith that there are people who know more is well placed jberryhill Dec 2016 #27

Good God, I'd hope so. dems_rightnow Dec 2016 #36

Then it gets bumped to congress to elect the President Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #11

That would still be preferable to a Russian puppet. n/t Qutzupalotl Dec 2016 #17

There are no fucking US presidential election do overs! longship Dec 2016 #10

And the losers don't get participation tropies, either. WillowTree Dec 2016 #13

And, democracy is dying. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #14

That may be, but this petition is STUPID! nt longship Dec 2016 #15

Do schools teach Civics at all marybourg Dec 2016 #21

Agree jberryhill Dec 2016 #30

doesn't scare me zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #38

I don't think this has much of a chance either, but... Silent3 Dec 2016 #18

There are no other matters here. longship Dec 2016 #19

Read my lips: THERE ARE NO FUCKING ELECTION DO OVERS!!! longship Dec 2016 #25

It's not like nobody knew that Trump was unsuited for the office Retrograde Dec 2016 #20

we need a real and complete audit. here's a clue mopinko Dec 2016 #24

This is a shitty thing to do to Obama LittleBlue Dec 2016 #28

Slacktivism (noun): brooklynite Dec 2016 #29

Wishful thinking won't work. progressoid Dec 2016 #31

How about we don't assume our candidate will win in a "bloodbath"... MadDAsHell Dec 2016 #32

or, what about the candidate actually going to a state to campaign RegexReader Dec 2016 #35

signed triron Dec 2016 #34

I signed too zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #37