Discussion: Clinton Camp Backs Electors' Request For Briefing On Russian Interference

“The Electors require to know from the intelligence community whether there are ongoing investigations into ties between Donald Trump, his campaign or associates, and Russian government interference in the election, the scope of those investigations, how far those investigations may have reached, and who was involved in those investigations,”

Indeed they do need to know this. This unprecedented action by the electoral College might be the final chance to avert the looming disaster and gaslighting of a tRump administration.

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"Alexander Hamilton’s assertion in Federalist Paper #68 that a core purpose of the Electoral College was to prevent a ‘desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils’…”

Putin-Elect Trump tweet denouncing Hamilton, Electors, and “the Decadent West” in 3, 2, 1…

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I have said it before. Any information about Paul Manafort and also the secret server connecting Trump’s office to a Russian bank needs to come out now.

There is one week until the electors vote. This is going to be a cliff hanger.

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Well there’s another Constitutional crisis ratchet click.

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O my! The electors are paying attention and I didn’t know if they were.

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“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

Seven days until the Electoral College votes.

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About time. If the evidence is so great that the Intelligence community says the likelihood is “high”, than the Electors need to seat least a summary of the evidence before December 19th. Otherwise their vote would be a farce like the rest of the Trump campaign.

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Personally I would rather not depend on the electors. I’d like to see this whole thing nullified and have a new election or have a court declare that Clinton won.

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Yes. That would be even better.

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Perhaps Mr. Trump should appear in Moscow for the Russian leg of his “Thank You Tour.”

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And “imperialist rats”, don’t forget the imperialist rats.

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:laughing:

And the running dog capitalists. Though that’s a bit harder for them to yell about these days.

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They only do that for incompetent Rethuglicans. Oddly related:

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia is still dead.

Hallelujah! :smile:

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Yes, they’ll overlook that certainly.

Russia, oh, Russia! What happened to you? When did you go astray? We were ‘saved’ from Sovietism, but who will save us from capitalism?

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Unprecedented!

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Yeah it is.

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Nope. Decision says:

“Our consideration is limited to the present circumstances, for the problem of equal protection in election processes generally presents many complexities.”

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