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Petition to SCOTUS to Order a New Election - please sign. 100K sigs needed by Jan 7th! (Original Post) iluvtennis Jan 2017 OP
Didn't anyone take USGOV-101? Nt procon Jan 2017 #1
apparently not kennetha Jan 2017 #2
1) He hasnt yet committed a crime in office 2) rethugs own Congress dionysus Jan 2017 #6
Apparently there's something in the Constitution marybourg Jan 2017 #3
I believe it's in the penumbra of the Yupster Jan 2017 #13
used to need only 20k sigs for an answer but a republican gamed the system & O upped sigs needed Sunlei Jan 2017 #23
I wish people would not do this. HassleCat Jan 2017 #4
It's easy to sign another petition. It doesn't hurt anything. Done. nm AmericanActivist Jan 2017 #5
Yes, now I can sleep tonight knowing I've Done Something Worthwhile EL34x4 Jan 2017 #11
That's not how it's done. We don't get do-overs. Best thing is make sure to GOTV in 2018 Hekate Jan 2017 #7
Neither is an election supposed to be Control-Z Jan 2017 #9
How exactly was the election rigged by a foreign enemy? forthemiddle Jan 2017 #12
You are correct. EL34x4 Jan 2017 #15
Yep SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2017 #17
It's a hack as in "life hack." Beartracks Jan 2017 #29
annoying AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #8
Aside from the fact SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2017 #10
In the annals of pointless petitions, this must be near the top. onenote Jan 2017 #14
At least, best I can tell, it's not attached to a GoFundMe account. EL34x4 Jan 2017 #16
well, I can guarantee Obamas petition system will have an answer once it reaches 100k sigs. Sunlei Jan 2017 #21
Why didn't anyone think sarisataka Jan 2017 #18
100k signatures gets a response from the White House HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #19
I signed it's easy. I am going to miss Obamas petition system & all .gov websites Obama Admin. made Sunlei Jan 2017 #20
What utter nonsense. cwydro Jan 2017 #22
wtf I signed triron Jan 2017 #24
if it makes you feel better, go ahead. Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #25
The court can't suspend the constitution portlander23 Jan 2017 #26
Why go only part way? MichMan Jan 2017 #27
If we don't care about the constitution, lets just make her queen. Johnathan146 Jan 2017 #28
Signed True_Blue Jan 2017 #30

kennetha

(3,666 posts)
2. apparently not
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 01:48 AM
Jan 2017

House could, however, refuse to validate the results of the electoral college. But they aren't going to.

No reason, though, that impeachment proceedings can't begin right away.

marybourg

(13,174 posts)
3. Apparently there's something in the Constitution
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 01:49 AM
Jan 2017

about 100,000 signatures needed to order a new election that nobody else had noticed before. Except the promoters of this petition.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
23. used to need only 20k sigs for an answer but a republican gamed the system & O upped sigs needed
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 02:44 PM
Jan 2017

And the registration system was adjusted. Slaughterhouse Sue Wallis (R) was her name She died alone in her sleep from bad Karma overload and isn't missed at all.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
4. I wish people would not do this.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 01:56 AM
Jan 2017

Raising false hopes. It's kind of cruel, particularly for emotionally vulnerable people.

 

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)
11. Yes, now I can sleep tonight knowing I've Done Something Worthwhile
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 09:47 AM
Jan 2017

to stop Trump!

I feel better already!

Hekate

(94,503 posts)
7. That's not how it's done. We don't get do-overs. Best thing is make sure to GOTV in 2018
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 02:37 AM
Jan 2017

The entire House of Reps is up for re-election, and Dems are famous for staying home during the midterms. Just everybody make up their minds to change that.

Control-Z

(15,684 posts)
9. Neither is an election supposed to be
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:27 AM
Jan 2017

rigged by a foreign enemy. Just about every rule has been broken by republicans and their dear leader. It can't hurt to try and break just the one that could save our country.

forthemiddle

(1,433 posts)
12. How exactly was the election rigged by a foreign enemy?
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 09:53 AM
Jan 2017

I know about the hacking of the DNC, and that was unforgivable, but in the end all that did was release emails, that were true.
In the end, it was the voting public that decided whether or not those emails affected their decision.

I am all for Russia being punished, and I hope we get to the bottom of it all. If it is true that Trump was in the know then that may be a reason for impeachment but even President Obama has said that Russia DID NOT hack the election.

 

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)
15. You are correct.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 11:50 AM
Jan 2017

I'm tired of people saying that Russia "hacked the election" as if they broke into the voting machines themselves and flipped votes from Hillary Clinton to Trump. They did nothing of the sort.

It's conspiracy theory nonsense.

Beartracks

(13,557 posts)
29. It's a hack as in "life hack."
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 05:13 PM
Jan 2017

Maybe it's on a Russian website about how to make yourself more prosperous by buying a failed, insecure American businessman and encouraging him to run for President.



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AlexSFCA

(6,262 posts)
8. annoying
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:02 AM
Jan 2017

Haven't we dig ourselves into a deep enough grave already? From the embarassing recount to the electors revolt attempt. Our folks did not show up to vote in critical states, that's it - inconvinient truth to you.
All this talk that you gotta do more than simply vote - WRONG. If the only thing you do is vote in each and every election, perharps this is all you ever need to do politically because then politicians will be doing their job that we pay them to do.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,297 posts)
10. Aside from the fact
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 09:24 AM
Jan 2017

that there is no Constitutional mechanism for doing this, how would a petition to the White House have any effect on the SCOTUS?

onenote

(44,483 posts)
14. In the annals of pointless petitions, this must be near the top.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 11:45 AM
Jan 2017

To say nothing of how embarrassing it is for folks on our side of the divide to be so ignorant of the Constitution.

 

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)
16. At least, best I can tell, it's not attached to a GoFundMe account.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 11:52 AM
Jan 2017

It's one thing to be ignorant of the Constitution. It's another thing to pay for it.

Some of these magical "do-overs" were shamefully lucrative.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
21. well, I can guarantee Obamas petition system will have an answer once it reaches 100k sigs.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 02:38 PM
Jan 2017

The answer will explain how our elections work. education is good for everyone.

 

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)
19. 100k signatures gets a response from the White House
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 02:12 PM
Jan 2017

Does no one remember the 4chan petition to build a Death Star?

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/secure-resources-and-funding-and-begin-construction-death-star-2016

This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For

By Paul Shawcross

The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon. Here are a few reasons:

The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We're working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it.

The Administration does not support blowing up planets.

Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
20. I signed it's easy. I am going to miss Obamas petition system & all .gov websites Obama Admin. made
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 02:35 PM
Jan 2017

for us.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
25. if it makes you feel better, go ahead.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:43 PM
Jan 2017

but beyond that, you're not only wasting your time, you're ignoring the Constitution.

MichMan

(13,080 posts)
27. Why go only part way?
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 05:00 PM
Jan 2017

If we are going to sign a useless petition, why not just cut to the chase? Let's sign one that installs Hillary as the POTUS

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