I've been mulling it over as a possibility for a few weeks now but found this article on American Thinker.com tonight that thought the same thing:
The Constitutional Safeguard
Mark Klempner
After reading about the numerous and widespread accusations of voter fraud being engaged by ACORN in this election I started thinking if Obama does manage to pull this off it still isn't quite over.
Our Founding Fathers weren't stupid, in their brilliance; they left us one last safety valve,
Yes, the Electoral College.
How many disgruntled Hillary delegates will be voting when the Electoral College meets December 15th? Will any of them see voting for McCain as doing the right thing?
Oh yes there would be riots, the media would go ballistic and cry foul.
But, if the enough electoral votes were to switch and give it to McCain, at least he would have won by the rules of the Constitution
This is certainly a fantasy on my part, but it is not completely implausible. I have seen the video tape of Hillary supporters complaining about Texas and Iowa and those that were locked out.
There are numerous fraud complaints against ACORN and the mysteries of Obama's fundraising have made this election almost a farce already.
If you think the crazies were PO'd when Bush won try one out this fantasy.
Whooeee, no kidding. Talk about the you-know-what hitting the fan... (But it would be cool if Jimmy Madison got the last word. )
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And I'd love it if McCain/Palin took California too - it would be a MAJOR surprise for the dhimmicraps.
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Scott Free wrote:I've been mulling it over as a possibility for a few weeks now but found this article on American Thinker.com tonight that thought the same thing:
The Constitutional Safeguard
Mark Klempner
After reading about the numerous and widespread accusations of voter fraud being engaged by ACORN in this election I started thinking if Obama does manage to pull this off it still isn't quite over.
Our Founding Fathers weren't stupid, in their brilliance; they left us one last safety valve,
Yes, the Electoral College.
How many disgruntled Hillary delegates will be voting when the Electoral College meets December 15th? Will any of them see voting for McCain as doing the right thing?
Oh yes there would be riots, the media would go ballistic and cry foul.
But, if the enough electoral votes were to switch and give it to McCain, at least he would have won by the rules of the Constitution
This is certainly a fantasy on my part, but it is not completely implausible. I have seen the video tape of Hillary supporters complaining about Texas and Iowa and those that were locked out.
There are numerous fraud complaints against ACORN and the mysteries of Obama's fundraising have made this election almost a farce already.
If you think the crazies were PO'd when Bush won try one out this fantasy.
Whooeee, no kidding. Talk about the you-know-what hitting the fan... (But it would be cool if Jimmy Madison got the last word. )
It could certainly happen. In fact, I think it has happened before. Although the electors are supposed to follow the will of their states popular vote, they don't have to. There are some states that have laws to try to prevent this, but not all(IIRC), and the electors would just have to keep quiet about their plans until casting their vote.
It would cause quite a stir, though.
"Life is a bitch. Shit happens. Adapt, improvise, and overcome. Acknowledge it, and move on."
On 158 occasions, electors have cast their votes for President or Vice President in a manner different from that prescribed by the legislature of the state they represented. Of those, 71 votes were changed because the original candidate died before the elector was able to cast a vote. Two votes were not cast at all when electors chose to abstain from casting their electoral vote for any candidate. The remaining 85 were changed by the elector's personal interest, or perhaps by accident. Usually, the faithless electors act alone. An exception was in 1836 when 23 Virginia electors changed their vote together.
As I understand it, electors are loyal members of the party and it's highly unlikely that they would vote against their candidate, since it would most likely cost them their future in the party.
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
John Wayne
in theory, they dont have to elect the president and VP from the same ticket either... imagine if they were to elect obama/palin...
as sad as i would be, damn that would be a hoot...
“I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democrat Party has adopted our platform.” - Norman Thomas, a six time candidate for president for the Socialist Party, 1944
(But it would be cool if Jimmy Madison got the last word. 
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