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LCDR Gordon Brown
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Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

The Oath we Veterans take to ....support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; does not allow us to pick and choose which Amendments to "support and defend". This Oath has no expiration date.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
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Yep, like in Michigan. The Proud Boys and Ammon Bundy were there, all ready to "liberate" the people,,, well the white people anyway.
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Maj John Bell
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Votes represent the will of the people. Comments like "...he'll do and say anything for votes." Make no sense to me whatsoever. For whom should we vote? Someone who says what we don't like and does what we do not want. If that is your philosophy, I assume President Trump can count on your vote in November.
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Maj John Bell

State legislatures are responsible for nominating electors. The process can actually differ from state to state. In general, though, the two most common ways are:

The elector is nominated by his or her state party committee (perhaps to reward many years of service to the party).The elector campaigns for a spot and the decision is made during a vote held at the state's party convention.

Usually, electors are people who are politically active in their party (be it Democrat, Green, Libertarian, Republican or Independent) or connected to the political arena. This includes political activists, party leaders, elected officials of the state and even people who have personal or political ties to the presidential candidates.
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Maj John Bell
Maj John Bell
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1SG (Join to see) - State legislatures are not responsible for nominating electors. Political parties within states pick (nominate) people to serve as electors, under rules approved by state legislatures. The people then vote which slate of electors to send to the electoral college.

In short form... The party nominates and the people elect. So back to my original point... Votes represent the will of the people.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
Capt Gregory Prickett
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Maj John Bell - state legislatures are responsible for how electors will be selected in that state. For example, in Arizona, the chairman of the state parties name the electors, without any other input required. Wisconsin lets the winners of the primaries for the state senate and assembly, along with hold-overs and state officers select the electors. Only in DC do the people have a say on who is nominated as an elector.
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Maj John Bell
Maj John Bell
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Capt Gregory Prickett - I suggest you re-read my comment.

1SG Gomez stated that the state legislatures NOMINATE the electors. They do not. State legislators establish the rules.

Under those rules, political parties determine a slate of electors associated with their candidate.

Then during the general election, the people cast votes for a slate of electors associated with a political party's nominee. That slate then acts as the states electors.

Where am I factually wrong?
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