<< This is Russia; a newly aggressive and assertive Russia. Yes, we The People need new thinking and fresh approaches for dealing with the Russia of today. And, yes—as my friend Professor Steve Cohen of New York University (one of the savviest experts on Russia in the English-speaking world) reminds me—demonizing the Russians and Putin can be carried to counter-productive extremes. [ . . . .]
The news on this front is now compounded by Trump's choice for Secretary of State - Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson - who has close ties to Putin. This is on top of multiple other links to Russia from members of Trump's inner circle.
The Founding Fathers worried about a demagogue rising to power backed by a foreign adversary. That notion seemed to diminish to the point of a quaint anachronism over the centuries as our democracy solidified and our strength as a world power grew. No longer.
Will This Be a Trump Putin Administration or a Putin Trump Administration?
https://www.facebook.com/theDanRather/posts/10157860188530716
www.facebook.com Forget talking about the Trump Administration. The question now is whether this will be a Trump Putin Administration or a Putin Trump Administration.... |
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Subject: [mukto-mona] Re: {PFC-Friends} Hillary Clinton Does Have a Viable Legal Challenge to the Electoral College System
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The American people clearly chose Hillary Clinton to be our next President. The Electoral College should respect our wishes and our democracy by choosing her.
While it is highly, highly unlikely that this will happen, there is nothing unconstitutional about it. There are 21 states that have no laws binding their Electors to follow the popular vote of their state. Further, according to the National Archives, "no Elector has ever been prosecuted for failing to vote as pledged."
https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-to-the-electoral-college-elect-hillary-clinton-as-our-next-president?detail=email&link_id=4&can_id=8ea39a5cf6068f573c87ca7e94fa1b8c&source=email-today-show-interview-with-trump-proves-we-elected-the-single-most-fragile-ego-in-american-history&email_referrer=today-show-interview-with-trump-proves-we-elected-the-single-most-fragile-ego-in-american-history___140305&email_subject=the-daily-show-goes-to-trump-victory-rally-to-interview-people-who-have-been-conned
www.dailykos.com On December 19, the 538 members of the Electoral College will meet to choose our next President. By that time, it is expected that Hillary Clinton will have roughly two million more votes than Dona... |
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--Ms Clinton currently has 2.6 million more votes than Donald Trump in the popular count, but lost the election in November because of the idiosyncratic workings of the United States' Electoral College system — a result which academic Lawrence Lessig has said could be ruled unconstitutional.The process by which the United States elects a president is complicated — rather than US citizens voting for their head of state directly, representatives in the Electoral College choose the winner on behalf of their state.Almost all states operate a "winner-takes-all" system, which ignores voter margins. So for instance, Ms Clinton got 44 per cent of the vote in Georgia, but because Mr Trump got a larger percentage, none of the state's six representatives in the Electoral College are set to vote for her.In an article published by Medium, Mr Lessig said he and a number of other legal experts believed this could be illegal because it defies the constitutionally enshrined principles of "equal protections" and "one man, one vote". It means not all votes are treated in the same way and some people do not get a say at all.http://readersupportednews. org/opinion2/277-75/40725- focus-hillary-clinton-does- have-a-viable-legal-challenge- to-the-electoral-college- system
England writes: Legal expert says Ms Clinton could have grounds to challenge 'unconstitutional' electoral college system and claim win, as she takes 2.6 million lead in popular vote.
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