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Sunlei

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18. best we can expect is they refuse to vote, leave ballots blank and walk away. Congress will pick.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 02:08 AM

Dec 2016

Congress will move up Pence as president and the republican speaker as VP. That's what will happen anyway once trump is impeached or becomes "to unfit" to work.

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Michael Moore: You Better Believe Trump Is Afraid of the Electoral College Vote on Monday [View all] kpete Dec 2016 OP

Completely right EricMaundry Dec 2016 #1

Agent Orange will take time out of his busy sheister sessions to attend Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #2

The problem with the Republican electors is that they're Republican. milestogo Dec 2016 #3

I sent an email to the NC electors zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #4

Not going to happen unless something major hits today or tomorrow. libtodeath Dec 2016 #5

Pfffffft BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #6

Trump isn't worried about Monday. Kotya Dec 2016 #7

I wish it were true, but in no way are there 38 Republican electors with the stones sarcasmo Dec 2016 #8

I agree with him. We need to have demonstrations about the hacking. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #9

Michael's fantasy onenote Dec 2016 #10

Moore also has no understanding of the Democratic Party's Hortensis Dec 2016 #16

While I wish he were right, I doubt it very much. MineralMan Dec 2016 #11

I wish I could believe 38 Republicans would vote against Trump. kentuck Dec 2016 #12

I don't see it happening either. ananda Dec 2016 #13

Why is it Republican Electors? Couldn't it be Democrat Electoral College reps in a state Trump won Pachamama Dec 2016 #17

That's not how it works. Aristus Dec 2016 #19

I misunderstood then - I thought each state has electors represented by the two parties and then had Pachamama Dec 2016 #20

The only republican electors who MIGHT vote their conscience SticksnStones Dec 2016 #14

Even if the EC voted down, it would go to the House, no? & no way this House would let him go. UTUSN Dec 2016 #15

best we can expect is they refuse to vote, leave ballots blank and walk away. Congress will pick. Sunlei Dec 2016 #18

Not happening. cwydro Dec 2016 #21