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 cant 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
pbmus
(12,418 posts)Turbineguy
(37,206 posts)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)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)going to be the same end result now.
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)How does it clear his conscience to run away and not stand up to the consequences of actually making a decision against his party?