Electoral college

[question everything]

This may have been mentioned here before but a guest on Smerconish said it best:

If the electoral college cannot elect a president, then it moves to the House of Representatives. And we know how it will decide.

[silverweb]

1. However!

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]There is, according to the Palmer Report, another possibility: Supreme Court can disqualify Donald Trump and Mike Pence after Electoral College vote.

Apparently, there is precedent for this glorious possibility, and I trust SCOTUS much now more than I did in 2000.

[Abq_Sarah]

7. They'd never take the case

There are only three Constitutional requirements for President and Vice President. They meet all three.

[Pachamama]

2. Even if the net result were that the House chose Comrade Trumpski, atleast the Electoral College

...would have done it's true purpose and gone down as a historical statement and then the American citizens could also see the historical action by the Republican Congress: that they chose a Russian puppet. And the GOP would own this baby.

[question everything]

3. Or, the GOP will seize the opportunity to impeach Trump and get Pence instead

And I am afraid that Pence could stay for 8 years. With Trump, there is still hope to kick him out in 2020.

[Pachamama]

4. While I do not like Pence at all, and he would be awful, even for just 4 years, I would take him for

...8 years any day over Comrade Trumpski. He can do some damage and we as opposition would have our hands full. But Trump is not stable and could take us to such a dark place that Pence could not dream of taking this country.

I know, I know...be careful what you wish for....but I say this with a good sense if certainty that Pence is the lesser of two evils.

[oldtime dfl_er]

5. silver lining

Look, if this thing gets thrown to Congress, where the Republicans rule, all the blood will be on their hands. The Tea Party, the Trumpistas, and the moderate conservatives will fight both in the House and in the streets and many Republicans will go down in 2018. If we can bear two years of Pence (the likely "compromise" President) we should have a pretty good advantage in 2 years.

[world wide wally]

6. No matter what, half of America will believe Putin is calling all the shots.

So much for the USA

[2naSalit]

8. and that's the truth.....nt