faithless

Baca that states may enforce laws to punish faithless electors." Is that what you mean?

All I had wrought I abandoned to the faith of the faithless years. Only I cut on the timber - only I carved on the stone: "After me cometh a Builder.

All I had wrought I abandoned to the faith of the faithless years. Only I cut on the timber -- only I carved on the stone: "After me cometh a Builder.

Democrats tried to disrupt the electoral college vote in 2016, and there were many faithless voters. They failed, but they tried.

An equally little known fact is that at least 24 states have legislation to deal with faithless electors. Your fears are almost entirely unfounded.

That's such a repugnant, faithless argument. Numerous examples exist of people creating in spite of the system--and even making a living doing the same!

That's such a repugnant, faithless argument. Numerous examples exist of people creating in spite of the system--and even making a living doing the same!"

None of the faithless electors voted for the other major candidate. How does that constitute "Democrats" trying to overturn the election?

Although I do expect fewer and fewer faithless electors in the future, as more states work to make the linkage between the vote and the electoral college direct.

It's not a stretch to say that faithless electors are a "feature" of the electoral college. One of the stated reasons behind choosing electors rather than voting directly is that the electors could exercise their own discretion in the choice.

It's unlikely there will ever again be a scenario where faithless electors void the will of the voters. Even in the case of Trump, a historically bad candidate, there were only a handful faithless electors, and most of them were defectors from Hillary Clinton!

> ever again be a scenario where faithless electors void the will of the voters Again? Was there a first occasion? Wiki says "They have never swung an election", citing a Newsweek article. Or do you mean there won't be any faithless electors at all?

The purpose of faithless electors isn't to stop the appointment of arbitrary candidates based on personal preference, it's to stop the appointment of people who are completely unfit for the position. It absolutely makes sense that it would only be justifiable to exercise that option on certain individuals.

Lullaby W. H. Auden, 1907 - 1973 Lay your sleeping head, my love, Human on my faithless arm; Time and fevers burn away Individual beauty from Thoughtful children, and the grave Proves the child ephemeral: But in my arms till break of day Let the living creature lie, Mortal, guilty, but to me The entirely beautiful. Soul and body have no bounds: To lovers as they lie upon Her tolerant enchanted slope In their ordinary swoon, Grave the vision Venus sends Of supernatural sympathy, Universal love and hope; While an abstract insight wakes Among the glaciers and the rocks The hermit’s carnal ecstasy.