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7. by Robert Reich:'The fact that the CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 10:41 PM
Dec 2016

'to help Donald Trump win the presidency bears on the upcoming decision of the Electoral College about whether Donald Trump becomes our next president.

The framers of the Constitution intended that the Electoral College guard against the possibility that a foreign power influences the outcome of a presidential election. In Federalist No. 68, Alexander Hamilton wrote that a major purpose of the Electoral College was to stop the “desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils.” He said that the College would “Guard against all danger of this sort … with the most provident and judicious attention” from the electors.”

The Electors of 2016 should take careful note.'

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