Remedy for Russian meddling should be new election

[babylonsister]

Remedy for Russian meddling should be new election
By Chris Edelson, opinion contributor - 01/11/17 02:20 PM EST


It sounds like a story lifted from the pages of a spy novel. U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin led a cyberespionage scheme designed to help Donald Trump win the presidential election.

What's even worse is that Putin's plan worked and Trump now seems to be siding with Russia against U.S. intelligence agencies. It's hard to know how to respond to this because it is unprecedented. But it is essential to take whatever action is necessary to make this right, as difficult, complicated and even uncomfortable as that may be.

The hard reality is that the presidential election we just held was delegitimized by foreign interference. This is not some conspiracy theory or fevered fantasy; it is a conclusion that flows directly from the unanimous assessments of the U.S. intelligence community.

It would be an enormous mistake to ignore this, as Trump has suggested we should.

In fact, if we can confirm the intelligence report's conclusion that Putin intervened with the goal of electing Trump, there must be a new election in the United States.

This sounds extraordinary, and of course it is. But it can be done, and indeed must be done in order to uphold the fundamental democratic principle of free and fair elections, a principle undermined by the Russian efforts.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/313776-remedy-for-russian-meddling-should-be-new-election

[Xipe Totec]

1. That's an extra-constitutional remedy.

Not that I disagree, but this situation was not even remotely considered by the founding fathers.

[uponit7771]

2. Yes, based off the PUBLIC info ALONE this was NOT a free and fair election. I think an elector can

... sue for it not being free and fair.

[2naSalit]

3. I'm up for it

as long as it is only a 90 day campaign session or maybe 60 days.

[LaydeeBug]

4. It won't happen, but they hacked those machines

so we need to remedy the shit they keep pulling.

[Jacob Boehme]

5. Lincoln's Words in the Gettysburg Address

"....that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

Unfortunately, the dead may have died in vein since a treasonous fool is about to be shamefully installed into the Oval Office.

[central scrutinizer]

6. No!

The deplorables would vote for him again. As he said, I could eat a puppy on live TV and not lose a vote.

[MichMan]

7. How would this be done?

While I don't agree that constitutionally, a redo of the election can be accomplished, I do have a theoretical question assuming it was.

How would it be done? Would it be limited only to those who voted before? If people didn't bother to vote the first time, would they be permitted to do so this time?

What about those who turned 18 between Nov 4th and now? What about those who voted the first time, but due to health or being away from home on the re vote, would they not be able to vote? Would those who passed away after he first vote have their votes thrown out?

[babylonsister]

9. It's never been done before, so

no one knows.

[Fla_Democrat]

8. Let's just have a play off......

Schedule 4 more elections, say the best 3 of 5 takes the belt, er, title, er, office.

Should be easy, since the chant is that trump didn't win one... no way he takes two more. Hillary wins 3 in a row, shuts down any complaining/grousing/protesting that would happen if only one more was scheduled, and it was a 1-1 tie.

[Joe941]

10. I continue to believe tRump will not be the next president...