GOP Elector Resigns From Electoral College Rather Than Vote For Trump

[JakeStarkey]

Yeah, well that isn't the only stupid shit the Framers did.

How about we go back to their way, and deny YOU the right to vote? eh?

The Framers also included a process to amend the Constitution. If you can get 3/4 of the states to agree to let California and New York decide how they live, then go for.

Good luck with that

So you admit that the Framers got voting rights WRONG. Why then are you worshipping them as Gods?

There you go again assuming that respect is worship. Here's a clue bub: you loons on the left are the ones who worship according to the Secular State Religion.

The Framers did not view themselves as infallible; just as they did not view that any humans were infallible. That is why we have separation of powers, a rule of law (framed by The Constitution), and processes to amend the Constitution in a way that prevents temporary insanity/mob rule from mowing over the rights of minorities.

I wish you far and alt rights believed that.

I'm hardly either far or alt right, bub.

I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative - iow, the government should stay out of people's bedrooms AND wallets.

Sure, bowduck.

 

[boedicca]

The Framers also included a process to amend the Constitution. If you can get 3/4 of the states to agree to let California and New York decide how they live, then go for.

Good luck with that

So you admit that the Framers got voting rights WRONG. Why then are you worshipping them as Gods?

There you go again assuming that respect is worship. Here's a clue bub: you loons on the left are the ones who worship according to the Secular State Religion.

The Framers did not view themselves as infallible; just as they did not view that any humans were infallible. That is why we have separation of powers, a rule of law (framed by The Constitution), and processes to amend the Constitution in a way that prevents temporary insanity/mob rule from mowing over the rights of minorities.

I wish you far and alt rights believed that.

I'm hardly either far or alt right, bub.

I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative - iow, the government should stay out of people's bedrooms AND wallets.

Sure, bowduck.

As if you grok the distinctions, Fakey.

 

[Lakhota]

Hopefully many more electors will do the honorable thing and switch to Hillary.

 

[Avatar4321]

Couldn't he have been a faithless elector? It's only a small fine. I'd have more respect for him if he didn't resign.

Hey that rhymed.

You'd have more respect for him if he was dishonest??? Doesn't that bother you at all?

 

[Avatar4321]

Hopefully many more electors will do the honorable thing and switch to Hillary.

And that's honorable in what way?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Simply abstain.

 

[Papageorgio]

Couldn't he have been a faithless elector? It's only a small fine. I'd have more respect for him if he didn't resign.

Hey that rhymed.

You'd have more respect for him if he was dishonest??? Doesn't that bother you at all?

It's the liberal way. Be dishonest as long as you get your way.

 

[Lakhota]

Simply abstain.

What would happen if the Republican electors simply abstained? I assume it would then go to the House to decide.

 

[JoeMoma]

The Texas elector wrote in a blog post that he’ll “sleep well at night” knowing he held on to his convictions.

Torn between voting his conscience and dutifully casting his ballot for President-elect Donald Trump, a Republican member of the Electoral College said over the weekend that he would resign his post.

“I believe to resign is to honor the intent of the pledge as it relates to the people of my district,” Texas elector Art Sisneros wrote in a blog post. “Since I can’t in good conscience vote for Donald Trump, and yet have sinfully made a pledge that I would, the best option I see at this time is to resign my position as an Elector.”

Sisneros’ decision to step aside comes as some members of the Electoral College face mounting pressure from voters and advocacy groups to flip their votes against Trump, even if he won the popular vote in their states.

In his post, Sisneros argued that casting his vote for Trump would “bring dishonor to God,” and said that political parties and “winner-take-all” states destroyed the original intention of the Electoral College. Sisneros said in August that he was considering voting against Trump if the real estate mogul were to win the popular vote in Texas. But he told Politico Monday that he would instead resign.

The rest of the country’s 538 electors will choose Sisneros’ replacement when they convene on Dec. 19 to officially elect Trump as the next president. All of Texas’ 38 electoral votes are expected to go to Trump, who beat Hillary Clinton in the state by more than 800,000 votes.

“The people will get their vote,” Sisneros wrote. “I will sleep well at night knowing I neither gave in to their demands nor caved to my convictions. I will also mourn the loss of our republic.”

GOP Elector Resigns From Electoral College Rather Than Vote For Trump

It always warms my heart to see an honorable Republican.

He should had known when he became an elector, his job was not to vote his own convictions, but the convictions of the people of Texas.
Since he was unable to do his job, resigning was the right thing to do.

 

[TheDude]

What does the OP do, spend his day looking for stories to attack all things non-liberal? Is it really worth the space?

 

[EverCurious]

I wonder how much he was paid. The only two comments I can find on his neglected blog are from ThinkProgress and NYT I'm sure they'll pay.

 

[SYTFE]

Couldn't he have been a faithless elector? It's only a small fine. I'd have more respect for him if he didn't resign.

Hey that rhymed.

You'd have more respect for him if he was dishonest??? Doesn't that bother you at all?

Doing the right thing is "dishonest" in the mind of a conservative.

"Conservative logic."

 

[Papageorgio]

Couldn't he have been a faithless elector? It's only a small fine. I'd have more respect for him if he didn't resign.

Hey that rhymed.

You'd have more respect for him if he was dishonest??? Doesn't that bother you at all?

Doing the right thing is "dishonest" in the mind of a conservative.

"Conservative logic."

Wow, your weird justification is pretty honest and disturbing.

 

[HenryBHough]

Simply abstain.

There was a time when that would have been appropriate.

But the time passed unobserved and.....here you are.

 

[Avatar4321]

Simply abstain.

What would happen if the Republican electors simply abstained? I assume it would then go to the House to decide.

Why would the republican electors abstain from electing a republican?

 

[Avatar4321]

Couldn't he have been a faithless elector? It's only a small fine. I'd have more respect for him if he didn't resign.

Hey that rhymed.

You'd have more respect for him if he was dishonest??? Doesn't that bother you at all?

Doing the right thing is "dishonest" in the mind of a conservative.

"Conservative logic."

No. Pledging yourself to represent your state by supporting the winner of the state election and then voting for someone else is dishonest!

The right thing to do is what you pledged to do.

 

[whitehall]

What is going to save the sanity of hysterical angry lefties when the Electoral Colleges does it's job and certifies Trump? Will there be mass suicides or anarchy? Anything can happen when the mainstream media becomes the propaganda arm of the angry hypocrite losers and justifies anarchy as a political remedy for disappointment.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Voting for Trump is a vote to dishonor God.

Good thing I dont go to church.

 

[EverCurious]

I'm not feeling a whole lot of respect for this dude. He know going in that he was being asked to vote for one of the candidates and that Trump was in that list. Kind of shitty to pull out /after/ the results are in and so close to the time of voting.

Out of curiosity does anyone know off hand if they just find another elector or what?

 

[SYTFE]

Couldn't he have been a faithless elector? It's only a small fine. I'd have more respect for him if he didn't resign.

Hey that rhymed.

You'd have more respect for him if he was dishonest??? Doesn't that bother you at all?

Doing the right thing is "dishonest" in the mind of a conservative.

"Conservative logic."

Wow, your weird justification is pretty honest and disturbing.

There's nothing "disturbing" about it, conservatard. The entire PURPOSE of the electoral college was to prevent demagogues like the orange cheetolini from gaining power. Period.

The Electoral College Was Meant to Stop Men Like Trump From Being President