D. KunfroLos Angeles, CA, United States
Nov 13, 2016
We will hit 10,000 signatures Sunday Night or Monday at this current rate. It's important to keep the pressure on. We understand that the Electoral College's original protective intent is no longer viable and that it is a broken system. However, it offers an existing legal mechanism. We know there is a slim chance of the election being upended, but there is a chance nonetheless. Professor Akhil Reed Amar, a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, was quoted in a Vox article: "...Here's a situation that would justify a rogue Electoral College: If something happened dramatically after election day but before the meeting of the Electoral College, such as a stroke or a death or possibly some extraordinary new information, a scandal that would've changed the minds of the people who picked the candidate. That, I believe, would justify a faithless elector." (READ FULL ARTICLE ATTACHED) This is a petition from optimistic Americans who want to have faith that the democratic system will prevail, no matter how slim a chance.
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