Colorado electors plan to challenge state law in bid to derail Donald Trump's victory

[TexasTowelie]

Four of Colorado's nine Electoral College electors plan to challenge a state law that would prevent a long-shot bid to keep President-elect Donald Trump out of the White House.

Robert Nemanich, of Colorado Springs, said Saturday he and three other electors intend to sue Colorado's governor, attorney general, secretary of state and state Democratic Party chairman claiming state law requiring electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidates "who received the highest number of votes at the preceding general election in this state," is unconstitutional.

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won Colorado - and the popular vote nationwide - but lost the election to Trump, who captured the needed Electoral College votes to win the presidency.

The four electors hope that if the law is struck down, Colorado's electors can join forces with other Democrats pledged to Clinton and disaffected Republicans pledged to Trump to find an alternative Republican acceptable to both sides, Nemanich said.

Read more: http://gazette.com/colorado-electors-plan-to-challenge-state-law-in-bid-to-derail-donald-trumps-victory/article/1591550

Cross-posted in the Colorado Group.

[Cha]

1. Wow! Good Luck to all who are legally trying to find a way to

derail trump.

I can see it now if they do.. trump not going quietly.

Thank you, TT!

[TexasTowelie]

2. Once again, you're welcome.

With the possibility of changes with the recounts and faithless electors there remains some hope that the country can avert a disaster. It is a longshot, but stranger things have happened in politics.

[Cha]

4. Yes, it's a real longshot but we have to try as you know..

so Props to all these brilliant activists out doing the heavy lifting for our Democracy.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Indeed!

[Cha]

5. No exaggeration either.. have you seen this, In The Wind?

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. The idea sounds brilliant, but I don't know what an "acceptable Republican" is. Of the 17 that....

ran, they were all horrid AFAIC.