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MFM008

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63. Oh please

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 11:27 AM

Dec 2016

We all know Obama doesn't roll lIke that.
He's not a boat rocker.
This should have been investigated when first discovered.
He should have overrode McConnell and went on TV about this.
He's not a bomb thrower.
He's a smooth transition guy.

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President Obama can save this country. [View all] rzemanfl Dec 2016 OP

He will. lonestarnot Dec 2016 #1

From your keyboard to some all powerful being's eyes. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #2

You think? flamingdem Dec 2016 #3

I believe that if Mr. President knows information that the Russian's threw our election that he will lonestarnot Dec 2016 #5

He knows what the NSA, CIA and a bunch of other agencies know. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #6

totally agree. He is putting every duck in a row, following rigorous legal procedure BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #25

YES. MBS Dec 2016 #44

I hope and pray kacekwl Dec 2016 #96

Me too. I'm just guessing based on the past 8 years BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #110

It's not too late until the electors cast their votes confoosed Dec 2016 #30

Yes! This! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #52

EC should postpone voting until all votes recounted in MI, FL, PA, WI wordpix Dec 2016 #159

Everyone please write to him. I did last night asking him to put in our Supreme court Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #11

! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #26

Sample letter ... CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #87

Thank you. Great letter. Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #112

Short & sweet CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #115

Presidents don't read letters to the president. The help reads them. pangaia Dec 2016 #126

That is why the shorter the better CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #127

Agreed 100%. pangaia Dec 2016 #128

Agreed. Great letter! AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #129

Done and posted multiple times on facebook The Blue Flower Dec 2016 #111

copy the Electoral College, asktheelectors.org wordpix Dec 2016 #165

I doubt it. nt cwydro Dec 2016 #42

He can declare a national emergency under the National Emergency Act. roamer65 Dec 2016 #4

He can. But he won't. progressoid Dec 2016 #10

He may if we really push him Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #12

I am not picking on you but your post explains why the Democrats need new Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #15

BINGO! mazzarro Dec 2016 #51

Have you actually read the National Emergencies Act? onenote Dec 2016 #137

I believe in him. I believe he will do the right thing. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #7

I do too. It is a shame that this befell him. I think he and everyone else rzemanfl Dec 2016 #9

You know, i think anything is possible. And there is so much we don't know. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #16

Affair in the Oval Office... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #27

lol wordpix Dec 2016 #160

we know enough that the EC should postpone voting til after the recounts and wordpix Dec 2016 #161

I agree with that. This election was compromised and I don't see how we can just continue AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #164

If he has to act it would be helpful if he had the public support of the former presidents dflprincess Dec 2016 #8

It would also help to arrest Trump RonniePudding Dec 2016 #18

Pretty damn sure he's going to have Farewell Cha Dec 2016 #13

Tweet this to @POTUS Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #14

Time for a little Jedi mind trick! world wide wally Dec 2016 #17

He can. Quayblue Dec 2016 #19

Oh wow... there's a good point. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #29

I do too. Quayblue Dec 2016 #134

yep, me too. That's a pretty important qualification for the job, BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #135

There are no election redos under our constitution. longship Dec 2016 #20

Thank you for being the voice of reason here. Hyper_Eye Dec 2016 #24

Good post, I agree 100% n/t sammythecat Dec 2016 #68

Very well stated! Pacifist Patriot Dec 2016 #70

You are 100% correct! Not to mention that the remedy the OP suggests would cause a civil war. tableturner Dec 2016 #36

we never had a legitimate election in the first place, so it wouldn't be a "re-do." nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #38

Under what law???? And who gets to decide??? longship Dec 2016 #39

well, there's also Article 25, section 4 eShirl Dec 2016 #43

Have you seen his cabinet picks? exboyfil Dec 2016 #53

the issue is the Rs are totally in charge of Congress wordpix Dec 2016 #162

The only out is the EC. elehhhhna Dec 2016 #80

EC needs to postpone voting til after Congress'l investigation & recounts wordpix Dec 2016 #163

This had the appearance of an election but as it turns out the fix was in. A fix is not an election. AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2016 #72

According to all law, it was an election. longship Dec 2016 #95

If you can cite of the law, including any references of undue influence. AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2016 #124

Step one: Read your US Constitution. longship Dec 2016 #125

i'm pretty sure there are laws saying essentially that elections must be free, fair, and open. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #140

And they were. Kotya Dec 2016 #150

Nope. There are other ways. duffyduff Dec 2016 #82

Do you honestly believe either will come to pass? Nt longship Dec 2016 #94

+1 onenote Dec 2016 #138

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President Obama needs to share this information, on air, with the public. colorado_ufo Dec 2016 #21

There is no precedent for the Supreme Court to involve themselves in this. WillowTree Dec 2016 #99

I meant for someone to bring it to the court! colorado_ufo Dec 2016 #136

He won't. He's more of a "Why can't we all just get along?" President. jalan48 Dec 2016 #22

hope he has the guts......but, couldn't stand up to BigPharma or Insurance cos. joanbarnes Dec 2016 #23

Get a grip. Solomon Dec 2016 #28

hey, we got them too! confoosed Dec 2016 #31

Trump could declare marshal law and we'd really be screwed. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #155

What you would have is literally civil war davidn3600 Dec 2016 #32

This feels like a coup as it is, doesn't it? bmpbmp Dec 2016 #33

No, it doesn't Abq_Sarah Dec 2016 #139

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he should refuse to leave office, because we have no legitimately elected successor. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #34

have you lost your mind? infiniti30 Dec 2016 #35

Do you want trump to be one? samir.g Dec 2016 #50

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No, I do not support a coup led by President Obama. Luckily neither does he. tritsofme Dec 2016 #37

I would call it a counter-coup. We already have had one. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #48

Absolute nonsense. tritsofme Dec 2016 #73

Lol.. now that is some batshit crazy. phleshdef Dec 2016 #40

Aw Jeez. Do they still teach civics in school these days? Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #41

No. A lot of places (all???) have cut it out. That's scary. LAS14 Dec 2016 #55

they don't want the next generations to know how government works. putitinD Dec 2016 #79

Scary, indeed. All this magical thinking about thwarting DT before he takes office is just that. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #91

Oooh! Interesting! Link? LAS14 Dec 2016 #119

Here ya go. I don't know how post videos that aren't from youtube. Sorry. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #120

civics??? are you kidding me? if you think the enemy cares anything about civics you are either TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #101

WTF are you talking about? Not sure how your response applies to anything I said. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #117

Unfortunately... WiffenPoof Dec 2016 #45

The Constitution was written in the days of quill pens. The founding fathers rzemanfl Dec 2016 #47

Completely Agree WiffenPoof Dec 2016 #64

word. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #102

This is exactly what Barak Obama will not do. (nt) enough Dec 2016 #46

No. cwydro Dec 2016 #158

Only the electoral college can prevent Trumps presidency. Abu Pepe Dec 2016 #49

No. That will not happen. MineralMan Dec 2016 #54

Do you think Nixon, Reagan or either Bush would have hesitated if the shoe were on the other foot? rzemanfl Dec 2016 #56

What happens if a military leader or leaders refuse his order and back Trump? inwiththenew Dec 2016 #57

I am willing to take a chance on that rather than have Orange Julius Caesar be rzemanfl Dec 2016 #58

heh heh, that's a good one. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #103

Why set a date for a new election at all. ileus Dec 2016 #59

Holy shit. SomethingNew Dec 2016 #85

Go suck on a tea bag CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #88

That is truly ryan_cats Dec 2016 #60

Yours is exactly the sort of reaction the Russians counted on. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #61

My solution? ryan_cats Dec 2016 #62

Accept the transfer of power. To protect the wishes of under 80,000 people in three states. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #65

No, no ryan_cats Dec 2016 #66

Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #67

yep, the reality is that most people are very passive conformists; their first reaction is to accept TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #105

Oh please MFM008 Dec 2016 #63

We need to take action demjayhawk Dec 2016 #69

i think his time to save it was back in october....sadly spanone Dec 2016 #71

No,see my thread libtodeath Dec 2016 #74

Messy? ztug Dec 2016 #75

So your solution is to let the Russians, Drumpf and the oligarchs have the country? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #83

The only way to prevent tyranny sarisataka Dec 2016 #76

I trust Obama NOT to be a dictator. I EXPECT Drumpf to be a dictatorial Putin puppet. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #81

If he invalidates the election, sarisataka Dec 2016 #84

I don't think emergency action for a limited period of time would put him in a rzemanfl Dec 2016 #86

we can quibble about what the proper title is sarisataka Dec 2016 #92

Just as I was with the Supreme Court issuing a decision in Bush v. Gore rzemanfl Dec 2016 #100

it's already invalid, honey. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #106

No, he would be honoring his oath to defend the constitution... roamer65 Dec 2016 #121

Extremely messy. roamer65 Dec 2016 #77

I was just thinking this very thing!!!! TrekLuver Dec 2016 #78

Agree except do NOT send out the National Guard. McCamy Taylor Dec 2016 #89

I said call up, not send out. That would keep them out of the hands of red state governors, or am I rzemanfl Dec 2016 #90

That would cause a civil war and exodus LittleBlue Dec 2016 #93

Has the United States of America lost its mind? rzemanfl Dec 2016 #97

Our recourse was to not elect him in the first place LittleBlue Dec 2016 #98

None of this is pretty. I would rather not see Trump as Commander in Chief. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #107

My prediction is that the President will say and do nothing. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #104

The founding fathers failed, in the days of quill pens and sailing ships rzemanfl Dec 2016 #108

Agreed. But in the interests of "stability" they will convince themselves guillaumeb Dec 2016 #109

My prediction is there will be no stability in this country from the moment Drumpf rzemanfl Dec 2016 #114

This is exactly Runningdawg Dec 2016 #113

I agree civil war is a definite possibility. I don't think anything would come of asking Trump rzemanfl Dec 2016 #116

Civil War won't turn out the way you think. ztug Dec 2016 #133

"This is exactly what the right have been saying for the last 8 years." rzemanfl Dec 2016 #123

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Dec 2016 #118

And if he doesn't he will go down in American history milestogo Dec 2016 #122

Ain't gonna happen. If he was going to do it he would have done it prior to election day. jalan48 Dec 2016 #130

That would just confirm all the Alex Jones conspiracies JonLP24 Dec 2016 #131

Everyone here supporting the President invalidating the Election..... brooklynite Dec 2016 #132

under identical circumstances, absolutely yes. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #141

The country has become so polarized rzemanfl Dec 2016 #148

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Welcome to DU Genghis. When you fish, do you cast or just drag the lure behind the boat? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #151

Ha! I guess I was right about his fishing style. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #156

It scares me that this thread has 50 recs... nt B2G Dec 2016 #147

It scares me that the Russians decided who should win our election and picked Drumpf. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #149

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So it's A-OK with you for the Russians to interfere in our election because things suck? rzemanfl Dec 2016 #154

He could. Time will tell. apcalc Dec 2016 #152

Obama won't say anything except "Theres been an election. Theres going to be a Trump presidency... aikoaiko Dec 2016 #157

We're still waiting... cwydro Dec 2016 #166