Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:42 PM

Marius25 (2,350 posts)

Trump vowing to bribe electors to vote against Biden

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20 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump vowing to bribe electors to vote against Biden (Original post)	Marius25	Nov 2020	OP
Isn't that a federal offense???	rustysgurl	Nov 2020	#1
Which means Trump can pardon himself for it	gratuitous	Nov 2020	#6
In 1974, during the Nixon nightmare	fleur-de-lisa	Nov 2020	#16
sorry, who is Abe?	Skittles	Nov 2020	#2
Just a guess here...Lincoln?	Totally Tunsie	Nov 2020	#3
The Lincoln Project is using "Abe's sources"	AleksS	Nov 2020	#5
ah OK	Skittles	Nov 2020	#17
I don't blame you, I didn't realize he's still alive, either	coti	Nov 2020	#18
He is. He just got elected!	madinmaryland	Nov 2020	#19
With whose money?	MissB	Nov 2020	#4
That tweet says "pressure" - not "bribe."	highplainsdem	Nov 2020	#7
We all know in Trump world, pressuring means bribing.	Marius25	Nov 2020	#11
No.	highplainsdem	Nov 2020	#15
Yes! Commit more crimez!	AleksS	Nov 2020	#8
I predicted this	Renew Deal	Nov 2020	#9
With what?...	lame54	Nov 2020	#10
It will not work. Political parties choose their electors carefully. It is an honor given to long	LiberalBrooke	Nov 2020	#12
Well, Washington had one vote against Hillary.	LisaM	Nov 2020	#14
Yes there are usually 1 or 2 faithless electors but I have never seen enough to change the election.	LiberalBrooke	Nov 2020	#20
He's a desperate orange piece of shit.	CrispyQ	Nov 2020	#13

Response to Marius25 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:44 PM

rustysgurl (1,036 posts)

1. Isn't that a federal offense???

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Response to rustysgurl (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:49 PM

gratuitous (81,173 posts)

6. Which means Trump can pardon himself for it

Thanks again, Senate Republicans.

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Response to gratuitous (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 05:03 PM

fleur-de-lisa (14,136 posts)

16. In 1974, during the Nixon nightmare

it was decided that a president cannot self-pardon.

Trump could resign and Pence could pardon him, but Trump cannot pardon himself.

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Response to Marius25 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:46 PM

Skittles (149,481 posts)

2. sorry, who is Abe?

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Response to Skittles (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:48 PM

Totally Tunsie (10,885 posts)

3. Just a guess here...Lincoln?

It IS The Lincoln Project doing the Tweeting.

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Response to Skittles (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:49 PM

AleksS (1,648 posts)

5. The Lincoln Project is using "Abe's sources"

To cheekily refer to their sources, because, you know, Lincoln...

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Response to AleksS (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 05:13 PM

Skittles (149,481 posts)

17. ah OK

I must have missed the earlier references

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Response to Skittles (Reply #17)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 05:14 PM

coti (4,612 posts)

18. I don't blame you, I didn't realize he's still alive, either

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Response to coti (Reply #18)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 05:19 PM

madinmaryland (64,341 posts)

19. He is. He just got elected!

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Response to Marius25 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:48 PM

MissB (15,587 posts)

4. With whose money?

I mean, he can’t anyway

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Response to Marius25 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:49 PM

highplainsdem (44,516 posts)

7. That tweet says "pressure" - not "bribe."

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Response to highplainsdem (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:52 PM

Marius25 (2,350 posts)

11. We all know in Trump world, pressuring means bribing.

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Response to Marius25 (Reply #11)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 05:00 PM

highplainsdem (44,516 posts)

15. No.

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Response to Marius25 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:50 PM

AleksS (1,648 posts)

8. Yes! Commit more crimez!

Just keep racking up that sentence Two-scoops!

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Response to Marius25 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:51 PM

Renew Deal (81,063 posts)

9. I predicted this

Because there is no floor for Trump. He doesn't care if the country ends up in a war over him.

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Response to Marius25 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:51 PM

lame54 (33,999 posts)

10. With what?...

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a electoral coup today."

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Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:56 PM

LiberalBrooke (520 posts)

12. It will not work. Political parties choose their electors carefully. It is an honor given to long

time party loyalists.

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Response to LiberalBrooke (Reply #12)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:58 PM

LisaM (27,229 posts)

14. Well, Washington had one vote against Hillary.

He voted for Sanders and said he would have done so even if it meant the election.

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Response to LisaM (Reply #14)

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 09:51 AM

LiberalBrooke (520 posts)

20. Yes there are usually 1 or 2 faithless electors but I have never seen enough to change the election.

I doubt if many or any Biden electors will vote for Trump, that is what he is wanting to happen.

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Response to Marius25 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:58 PM

CrispyQ (34,302 posts)

13. He's a desperate orange piece of shit.

Supreme Court Rules State 'Faithless Elector' Laws Constitutional
July 6, 202010:18 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/06/885168480/supreme-court-rules-state-faithless-elector-laws-constitutional

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The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously upheld laws across the country that remove or punish rogue Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support.

The decision Monday was a loss for "faithless electors," who argued that under the Constitution they have discretion to decide which candidate to support.

Writing for the court, Justice Elena Kagan, in a decision peppered with references to the Broadway show Hamilton and the TV show Veep, said Electoral College delegates have "no ground for reversing" the statewide popular vote. That, she said, "accords with the Constitution — as well as with the trust of the Nation that here, We the People rule."

The decision was a relief to election law experts as well as Democratic and Republican party officials, who have long supported faithless elector laws such as those upheld Monday.

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