Time To Confront Faithless Electors? Now!
What would you do if you learned a family member, friend, neighbor or coworker plans to be a faithless elector?
In light of Trump’s confidently stating he doesn’t need votes — I wonder! Are faithless electors (aka bad-faith electors — BFE’s) Trumps trump card?
Is an organized effort to defy vote certification the source of Trump’s assurance you need not ever vote for him after this election? After all, Trump learned an act of violence doesn’t play well with most folks. Acts of disobedience — that’s another story. The MAGA cult just loves a heaping serving or two of defiance. True?
So let’s turn our attention to the social aspects of BFE’s. Who are these folks who righteously believe they’ll practice patriotism by not certifying valid ballot results. Do BFE’s believe the delay of certifying the results of an election until whatever machinations play out is some form of duty to uphold the pledge they made to certify election results?
Do BFE’s have any awareness that for the rest of their life, they’ll have to answer for their actions? When BFE’s family, friends, neighbors, coworkers as well as registered voters who properly voted personally know someone who willingly chose to place their vote in question — then what? If voters follow MAGA norms, the retribution MAGA cult members twitch for (similar…
