There is one way out of Trump Nation and that involves galvanizing the individuals chosen to be electors to vote their conscience. Everyone who wants to make a difference, go out and protest and focus on one key message: “Electors, Do The Right Thing. Vote for Hillary Clinton.” Will that work? Hell, yes! That’s working with what you’ve got, within the system. In the United States, we have an electoral college system created by the Founding Fathers of this country. The idea is to assure equal representation between all states.
However, it is possible within this system to end up with one candidate receiving the popular vote while the other candidate ends up receiving the higher number in electoral votes. Here’s where it gets very interesting: according to the Constitution, chosen electors of the Electoral College are the real people who will vote for president, when they meet on December 19 in their respective state capitals. And you can reach out to them now and ask them to vote for Hillary Clinton. The message can be general as well as specific to each elector. Seek them out. Follow these steps right here.
Tell your electors, your fellow Americans who will cast the final vote on Dec. 19th, to vote their conscience.
Take it the streets, take it to social media, tell your electors, your fellow Americans who will cast the final vote on Dec. 19th, to vote their conscience. That’s the only route that could prevent Trump Nation. If only the Founding Fathers were here, I am sure they’d agree. It is the only way to turn it around given that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 200,000.
EDITOR’S NOTE: As of November 19th, according to new figures released by The Associated Press, Clinton received more than 1.5 million votes than her Republican rival. Clinton received 63,390,669 votes, while Trump received 61,820,845 votes — a difference of 1,569,824, according to The AP. Rounded off to whole numbers, that translates to 48 percent vs. 47 percent.
It’s worth a try, isn’t it? If ever there was a time to break the glass and go for the emergency hatchet, this is it. The Founding Fathers would give that a thumbs up. Trump is a product of the media. So, go out and spread the word to the media. Tell the talk show hosts. Tell anyone who will listen. That’s the best thing I can think to do right now.
For more information, visit change.org. You can sign a petition that will go directly to the Electoral College Electors. Just visit change.org right here.
Apparently, this movement has been in progress already for a long time. Some states are onboard in a coalition to grow awareness. The idea being that people won’t be bound to the electoral college and can vote according to the popularity outcome. It IS taking a long time, however, and probably will NOT be happening for this election, unfortunately. But hopefully in future elections it will be the established practice. The Constitution does not have to be amended, either. But as for today….maybe we’ll have a miracle, who knows? As they say, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings.”
Thanks so much for your comments. A certain chain of events were set loose and here we are. Mr. Trump was famously against the electoral college in 2012. I think a petition (there is more than one out there being collected) to the electors is a sensible and thoughtful approach.
Historian Michael Signer makes the case for having the electoral college step in most eloquently. He clearly states that the electoral college is there as a safety valve. Alexander Hamilton speaks of using the electoral college to avoid this kind of tumultuous situation we face. Read what Mr. Signer has to say at Time.com: http://time.com/4575119/electoral-college-demagogues/