The election should be nullified, but it won't happen

[still_one]

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. There is no procedure in the constitution that makes it possible.

It was apparently assumed at the time that the system that was set up would ensure fair elections, and if a president proved to be unsuitable he could be impeached. Unfortunately they didn't anticipate a corrupt, craven Congress that wouldn't do anything about unfair elections or bad presidents.

[triron]

3. If Dems were in control it's possible there might be an ad hoc remedy; but alas, that is not the

case.

[mythology]

11. No there isn't

There are specific constitutional responses. Declaring the election null isn't one of them.

[NY_20th]

2. This is all so unprecedented.

There is nothing in place to correct this, but we must do something to protect an occurrence like this from happening in the future.

[still_one]

4. There were people people in law enforcement who knew about this before the election, that is when it

should have been done

[NY_20th]

10. The warnings were coming from everywhere.

The media largely ignored it.

[still_one]

12. President Obama alluded to it, but it was largely ignored as you pointed out. They were more

interested in the Comey fiasco releasing the letter to the republicans in Congress 11 days before the election, which only demonstrates just how stupid he was. 11 days before the election, when they had the laptops in question sitting in the NY office for over 2 months

[NY_20th]

13. Yeah. It's damn frustrating looking back in hindsight.

The intelligence communities were also raising flags.

Crickets, from the media.

[still_one]

14. I actually think the Democrats can use what happened as justification why SC nominations should be

put on hold until we know the full extent of this

[NY_20th]

15. I agree.

Everything this Administration has done and will do, is hereby tainted at this point.

[world wide wally]

7. But not while we have a Republican Congress.

They would just build in safeguards for the rusted Russian

[Initech]

5. No it can't and won't.

Instead let's focus on winning 2018 and 2020, then we can start prosecuting these miserable motherfuckers once they are out of power for good.

[manor321]

6. NO

Let's say, for example, we elected a black man as president. You want our enemies to be able to nullify the election?

[NY_20th]

8. There were absolutely no grounds to do so.

Our Democracy has been compromised. This cannot stand.

[eleny]

9. Yup, we need to gotv to at least put the brakes on his momentum

[Yuorik57]

16. How?

So how would one go about doing this. Military coup? I am not so sure that is a good idea. Judicial fiat? Do we really want judges appointed for life who are not elected to have the power to overturn an election? Congressional action? Better than the other two but... what kind of supermajority would you suggest? Two thirds? Simple majority? Over turning an election starts a dangerous path that can be used by either side... Would you want Rethugs to have the power to nullify a democrat victory.

[DesertRat]

20. Welcome to DU

[tonyt53]

17. Why? Millions fell for the Russian nonsense, and voted trump. Millions more didn't even vote.

People believed all of the insanely crazy crap about HRC and let trump have a pass.

[Raine]

18. NO and it shouldn't be

the best way is to beat him 2020 then there will be no doubt he shouldn't have been in the WH all along..

[shanny]

19. there's no way to do that so you are right--it won't happen.

[trof]

21. Yes. In a moral world it would be.