Editorial: Remedy for Russian meddling should be new election

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Remedy for Russian meddling should be new election

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


By Chris Edelson, opinion contributor - 01/11/17 02:20 PM EST




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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.....................


.................All of this is unlikely, to say the least — especially in light of the disappointing reality that most Republicans in Congress seem to be willing to let Russian election sabotage slide.

But it is well worth trying, as the alternative would be to accept the results of an election tainted by foreign interference. The choice should be clear: Let's see if elected officials are courageous enough and patriotic enough to take whatever action is needed to set this right.

[Farmgirl1961]

1. I agree 1001%

How can we possibly make this a reality?

[MichMan]

2. 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?

[Nitram]

4. I agree. But that might be very hard to accomplish.

Particularly if many states don't cooperate.

[yurbud]

5. if all this is true, someone should have "leaked" Trump's taxes before the election

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6. Other countries have figured this out.

I don't know why we are so hamstrung by a situation like this.

[tinrobot]

7. Not even remotely in the Constitution. Not gonna happen.

The best we can do is impeach or invoke the 25th amendment.