Just 40, WTF

[pbmus]

#BREAKING: Forty presidential electors are now demanding a classified intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the U.S. election before voting.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/310220-electoral-college-members-demanding-briefing-on-russian

[rzemanfl]

1. Wasn't it ten yesterday? n/t

[baldguy]

12. 10 yesterday, 40 today, 160 tomorrow ... just give it some time.

[putitinD]

2. it should be 538. Any of them that are not DEMANDING a briefing should lose their job.

[ananda]

11. I think many Republican electors are scared.

Trump is threatening their careers, and the deplorables
are sending them death threats.

[EL34x4]

3. Are any of them Republicans?

[Ace Rothstein]

6. Yeah, one. The one who already said he won't be voting for Trump.

People who think the EC are going to overturn this thing are setting themselves up for some major disappointment and more outrage.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

4. Link? n/t

[triron]

5. Number is going up

[Ohioblue22]

7. All you had to do was vote for the dem's nom and this

Wouldn't be happeneing

[duffyduff]

8. Only one is GOP.

Idiots are going to install Trump because they are stupidly wanting the GOP in total control even though it would not be in control at all.

[uponit7771]

9. Yeap, ... "just"... wtf, I'd be hitting the streets and lighting shit on fire to get those briefings

... metaphorically speaking of course.

Fuck that

One of the reasons why HAVE an electorate is to make sure foreign actors haven't interfered with our election !!!

[Hekate]

10. They devolved into a rubber stamp over a century ago. That's a whole lotta precedent....

....for not rocking the boat.

The people who become electors are local party activists who've worked their way up. They are loyal to their respective parties.

I am watching developments with interest, but not with a lot of hope.

[onenote]

13. Call me when a second republican joins in making that demand. Until then,these demands are a joke.

Sorry to be so harsh, but does anyone seriously believe that Nancy Pelosi's daughter has for one millisecond entertained the though of casting her electoral college vote for Donald Trump and that she needs to review the information about the Russian hacking to decide whether or not to do so?

It's silly, but not funny.

[benld74]

14. Do these fools get paid to be electors??

[onenote]

18. It varies by state

For example, as of 2014, New York provided for a payment of $15 per day to electors. That's the same amount that was established in 1976 and its tradition in New York for electors to donate their compensation to charity.

In Virginia, under the law in effect in 2016, electors are paid fifty dollars per day while actually engaged in the discharge of their official duties.

[DFW]

15. Well, if it's forty Republican electors.......

Yeah, I know......better chance of winning the lottery, etc etc etc............

[mcar]

16. It's growing, that's good

[hurple]

17. I don't believe

this will change anything. the orange shitgibbon got the votes in the right place (or, at least, it looks that way) and these people are picked because they are stalwart party members. He'll get the 270 he needs.

But, it sure would be nice if he didn't. And, it's fun to speculate.

However, either way, this country is standing on the verge of major conflict. If the EC denies the god emperor, his minions will declare war on this country. And, if he gets the EC... his minions will declare war on this country.