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brooklynite

(93,847 posts)
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 02:40 PM Nov 2016

Texas elector who criticized Trump says hes resigning

Source: Politico

A Republican member of the Electoral College who had expressed reservations about supporting President-elect Donald Trump has opted instead to resign his position and turn it over to an alternate elector.

Art Sisneros, a Texas Republican elector who told POLITICO in August that he was strongly weighing a vote against Trump, confirmed Monday that he would quit the position. Sisneros had said as recently as last week that he still hadn't decided how to cast his electoral vote.

Sisneros detailed his decision to resign in a little-noticed blog post over the weekend. In it, he argued that Trump is unqualified to be president — but also wrote that he knows he can’t prevent it from happening.

“If Trump is not qualified and my role, both morally and historically, as an elected official is to vote my conscience, then I can not and will not vote for Donald Trump for President. I believe voting for Trump would bring dishonor to God,” Sisneros wrote. “The reality is Trump will be our President, no matter what my decision is.”

Sisneros said his resignation is a reflection of his belief that “our republic is lost.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/art-sisneros-texas-electoral-college-resigns-231874

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Texas elector who criticized Trump says hes resigning (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2016 OP
Sad, very sad pbmus Nov 2016 #1
Now they can put in Turbineguy Nov 2016 #2
Yes. Thor_MN Nov 2016 #7
What a complete and utter coward. Liberalagogo Nov 2016 #3
So much for his conscience. He might as well have just voted for Trump, himself Roland99 Nov 2016 #4
Question Lotusflower70 Nov 2016 #5
To much a coward to actually do his duty and vote. riversedge Nov 2016 #6

Turbineguy

(37,206 posts)
2. Now they can put in
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 02:43 PM
Nov 2016

a political hack who will do as he's told.

Hmm..... in this context is "put in" one word or two?

 

Liberalagogo

(1,770 posts)
3. What a complete and utter coward.
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 02:48 PM
Nov 2016

As long as his "conscience" is clear and he can "sleep at night" it's okay, because it's all about HIM.
Actually standing up and fighting is hard, it's so much easier to have a pity-party.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
4. So much for his conscience. He might as well have just voted for Trump, himself
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 02:49 PM
Nov 2016

going to be the same end result now.

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)
5. Question
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 02:56 PM
Nov 2016

How does it clear his conscience to run away and not stand up to the consequences of actually making a decision against his party?

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