It has all the media freaking out because he indicated that there will be no

[mfcorey1]

smooth transition of power. That is another fantasy he has popped off his diminished brain. It has been the major story all day on each of the cable networks. If he loses he will use his last month to try to cause as much havoc as he can and then in January take his demented ass on out the door.

[qazplm135]

1. the media, professors, election experts..

republican party officials agreeing it's a good idea to have the legislatures submit electors...

I mean after awhile, kinda starts at least being something a little more than a "freak out" yes?

[Thekaspervote]

4. Legislators have never chosen electors, each party chooses their own slate of electors

This SCOTUS ruling from this past summer was on faithless electors, but it also talks about how electors are chosen

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/07/14/supreme-courts-faithless-electors-decision-validates-case-for-the-national-popular-vote-interstate-compact/

[qazplm135]

10. First of all, yes they have

Crisis was averted because the other candidate backed down at the last minute.

The possibility still exists, it's not impossible, just unlikely.

[Thekaspervote]

13. The paragraph below is from the past summers SCOTUS ruling on faithless electors

In the 18 states currently without faithless elector laws, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would operate in a manner identical to the system that they have been using for over 200 years. In these states (which currently use the state-by-state winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes), the presidential electors are chosen by the political party whose presidential candidate receives the most popular votes inside the state

More at the link

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/07/14/supreme-courts-faithless-electors-decision-validates-case-for-the-national-popular-vote-interstate-compact/

[qazplm135]

14. This isn't about faithless electors

This is about the fact that the Constitution gives the power to determine electors to the state legislature.

Using the popular vote is simply a NORM we've ultimately followed, but we had multiple slates of electors in 1876, and the only thing keeping state legislatures from going rogue is fear of the repercussions of ignoring the popular vote, not a law or the Constitution.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/state-officials-instructions.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiJ59Kjq4TsAhUBSq0KHZjzDcAQFjABegQICRAJ&usg=AOvVaw2Vz3kUgUu16GLWvjOa-zYB

[Thomas Hurt]

5. The legislatures can submit electors, but if the state election laws...

say the electors all go the winning candidate or divided proportionally that is what is what is supposed to happen.

At least that is my current understanding.

[qazplm135]

11. This entire exercise

Is predicated in ignoring norms and laws.

[Hekate]

12. Since that's what Trump has been doing since Day One, why do you imagine he won't now?

He’s been signaling. He’s been saying it in plain English. He and his minions are trying to rig the election 6 ways from Sunday — he projects; that’s how you know he is doing the thing he accuses others of doing.

So when he says he is going to ignore the law, why would you think otherwise?

[Iliyah]

2. Further proof to the sane American voter to get out and

vote for Democracy.

[Rice4VP]

3. I thought I could count on Nicole Wallace to

ignore this lunacy and just state the facts and tell people to vote. I turned it off

[Doremus]

6. It's not just the media and it isn't lunacy.

Even moderate Amy Klobuchar warns us of the possibilities of a Trump takeover. Several other senators and respected officials also have tweeted and made statements.

When the rest of the world is telling you to be alert because it could happen it's probably a good idea to listen.

[lostnfound]

7. Dan Rather believes it should have been 1A NYT top of fold

What if some states don’t count ballots in time and their GOP legislatures vote to seat the Trump’s electors?

[RazzleCat]

8. Yelling again, vote in person

I have suspected for a long time that his last ditch plan is to declare victory on the night of the election then use every trick he can find to disallow mail in votes. I will grant you the right to vote via mail under the following circumstances.

1. You state has no paper trail at the polling places.

2. You are immune compromised to the extent that you don't leave the house at all. If you grocery shop, you can vote.

3. You state uses mail in voting as the norm.

I want mail in, but this is not the election cycle to use it.

[Blue Owl]

9. How about this:

When Fat Donny opens his big fat nazi yap, people start laughing and pointing instead of pearl-clutching and fretting...