“Faith leads Texas GOP elector to resign rather than cast Trump ballot”

“Faith leads Texas GOP elector to resign rather than cast Trump ballot” December 5, 2016

 

Where is Dayton, Texas?
The location of Dayton, Liberty County, Texas
(Wikimedia Commons public domain)

 

I admire Art Sisneros for his principles and support his decision to resign:

 

Faith leads Texas GOP elector to resign rather than cast Trump ballot

 

For better or worse, Donald Trump is the president-elect of the United States of America.  I agree completely that the founders’ original vision was for us to vote for electors who would then meet, deliberate, and choose the president.  That, however, is not how the Electoral College has worked for a very long time.

 

It would precipitate a constitutional crisis of the most severe kind, today, if the Electoral College were to choose Hillary Clinton — or, worse, some other person, much more worthy of the office but with far less popular support — as president.

 

But, if Art Cisneros cannot in good conscience vote for Donald Trump (as I could not), he can resign.  Kudos to him.

 

 


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