prettyboi1989: the penalties are nt so heavy like that, they could evn be pardoned by clinton of she wins. who knows
According to some state's law, if an elector votes against the popular vote, the vote automatically becomes invalid. Another elector who must vote according to the popular vote will be appointed.
Trump won the nomination with over 14m votes, so 270 votes from his most trusted friends will be easy to come by couple with the fact that 25 specified in clear terms that an elector must vote along popular line.
It will be easier for electors to vote against Clinton than Trump. Denying him his already earned votes will not be without consequences if inaugurated as president, becos certainly he will win the college votes.
CFCman: But are you really sure that the Republican officials at the state level are enthusiastic about Trump? Wasn't it just a week ago that many high-profile Republicans were abandoning him in droves?
Besides, any fine the electors have to pay for voting for Clinton can be settled by George Soros.
The fine is not actually that much. But in some state (25) of them, you MUST vote according to popular vote. If an elector violates that, some state law recognises such contra-votes as invalid, a new elector will be appointed to vote again. It is nearly impossible for electors to overturn an already won election.
Do you know why Priebus, the Republican National chair was appointed Chief of Staff before the college vote? He was appointed to make sure the electors won't go rogue. He is a man known as Face of Republican Establishment, a man well respected within the Republican circle. A very close pal to Ryan, the Speaker.
The electors are selected before Presidential election and only people with strong affinity with the Presidential candidate are selected.
Finally, Trump won the Presidential Nomination with over 14M votes. Over 14M republicans voted for him to emerge candidate. Do you still believe he won't get atleast 270 votes from Republican again?
Lucasbalo: Speak for yourself. Here is one American that doesn't vote for him. Remember that he doesn't have a mandate. The popular votes went for Hillary though Trump wins the election through the electoral votes. I wish him luck because he will need it. Remember that more Americans voted for Hillary.
U claimed to come from US, but it is a pity you don't understand the structure of the State.
US is a Union of different States (country). Each state in the US is treated as a State (country). US practices what many call Representative Republic.
So individual citizens doesn't give mandate. It is the constituting states that does and each of them decides on how they does that. Like in some certain states, college electors must vote according to the popular vote. It is an offence. If an elector doesn't, the state law nullifies such vote and new electors are immediately chosen.
Trump has the Mandate of over 30 states to lead the 'Union'.
Badgers14: Do you know that Trump did not win popular vote? He won "Electoral votes". In other words, his victory does not actually represent the will of the people. As of Thursday morning, Clinton was up by more than 500k popular votes.
Winning electoral votes mean different sections of the country prefer him to Clinton whom a few section preferred as President.
Trump has more sectional acceptability than Clinton.
Actually his election represents the will of the different section of the country , the different minorities.
The college system prevents the high population states from determining the direction of the elections. While Trump was busy appealing to the different section of the country, Hillary left the minorities for the high population states. A move I believe she is currently regretting.
Clinton should be declared President of New York while Trump as the POTUS.
smartleo: You have said the correct words,y you deserve a Phd
Most of them doesn't know that Trump scored over 14 million votes to win the Republican Nominee.
It is only a terrorist that will believe a man who scored over 14 million votes to become a nominee will lose a college vote whose electors are the 306 most trusted part of that over 14 million.
Most of them doesn't know the politics behind appointing Preibus as Chief of Staff. Most of them doesn't know he is the current National Chairman of the Republican Party. He is well loved. His appointment will make sure the electors won't go rogue.
They forgot to add that 290 Republican delegates and 228 Democrat delegate will only vote. The delegates were selected prior to the election and only party leaders and those who have strong affiliation with the Presidential nominee were selected.
Most states' law requires that delegates most vote according to popular vote and violation often leads to the state nullifying contra votes and appointing new electors together with a fine imposed on the defaulters. About Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, Maryland and about other 21 states adopt this law.
For the other states, the party extracts oath of allegiance (a pledge) from electors.
But to avoid stories that touch, only party leaders and party members with unalloyed allegiance to the Presidential nominee are chosen.
Only an insane will believe that a man who against all odds won the Republican nominee over great men like Cruz, Bush, Carson and other 13 candidates will lose a college election. Only a terrorist will believe that Republicans electors, will dash democrats 42 votes.
Come Dec. 19th, Trump will sign the certificate of return.
Mcowubaba: Hmmmm I never asked why you're happy... I asked how will Trump's victory benefit Biafra/IPOB actualization. Or is it so that Ipobs can mock other people, in the sense that the supported a candidate that won an election BTW, I don't live in America, so I didn't support either of the Candidates. Nwafor Kam bu.... NOT everyone who has a contrary opinion to IPOB matters is Afonja or Hausa. Igbo adage says Biri Kam Biri Live and let others live. This signifies accommodating various opinions, tolerating one another, this basic principle of Igbo is what IPOBs deliberately missed. Quick to attack any person with opposing views. I wonder how Biafra would function, which such achiac mentality.. Tufiakwa .....
Mcowubaba: This type of statement is the reason some Nigerians have some ambivalence and reservations to Igbo people... Who lost I asked a question without insult, can't you just answer objectively. And who told you I'm not Igbo
U pple have started again. Implying derogatory remark on the Igbos. How will the Yorubas and Hausas benefit from Clinton's Presidency whom they gave maximum supports to but cast aspersions on the Igbos for supporting Trump. Calling them various names.
To answer you again, we are happy because there will be no opportunity for them to complete their taunting game. Their will be no opportunity to continue bragging about a non-existent, a fictious political sophistication.
Rossikk: What do you think about Trump's new foreign policy for America in which Japan is now to build its own nuclear weapons, South Korea now has to defend itself against North Korea's nukes, by developing their own nuclear bombs, Saudi Arabia etc, with no more restraint and the end of non-proliferation?
CIA shapes America's foreign policy and its against US interest to allow those development. Trump won't implement them.
If Syria did cause war between Obama nd Putin, then their won't be any war. US will led coalition againsts terrorists in Syria.
What would have caused war is HRC's obsession with Syria. To see Assad removed.
Mcowubaba: Please can someone explain to me, how Donald Trump will help in the actualization of Biafra, I'm missing something here ?. Pls kindly enlighten me .
We are happy because you people lost again, like in Brexit.
We are happy because it is the end of the road for terrorists and their sympathisers.
babazako: This is one thing about humans,This man was always here predicting things and y'all know they happen. Just for this one time. u are now chanting crucify him crucify him. what is it exactly is with you guys ,is it that his not a man of god or what.but for me its not yet over ,the table can turn overnight.
Rossikk: You have no idea what could happen. Take this scenario, as explained by a NATO expert in the Metro Newspaper UK:
Donald Trump has spoken warmly about Vladimir Putin – but one Nato expert says that that makes war with Russia more likely, not less.
In comments that delighted Moscow, Trump has questioned the value of NATO for Washington, has spoken ambiguously about Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea.
But General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s deputy supreme allied commander for Europe between 2011 and 2014, warns that this might tempt the Kremlin to make dangerous moves.
In an interview with The Atlantic, he said, ‘NATO depends totally on American leadership and American willingness to come to the aid of allies unconditionally.
‘Therefore, to have a president in the White House who is not necessarily prepared to do that weakens the alliance immeasurably and may well lead to [the] decoupling of America from European defense.
‘In terms of the risk equation for whoever’s sitting in the Kremlin, if he or she decides to have a go at the Baltic states, he may just decide, ‘Yeah I think the chances are I’ll get away with it.’And that, of course, makes the world more dangerous. Shirreff warns that any war with Russia is likely to go nuclear – with one scenario being that Russia might invade the Baltic states, then fire a nuclear weapon at a Nato state, in line with Russia’s idea of a ‘de-escalating’ nuclear strike.
The concept of a ‘de-escalating’ strike is that Russia – if faced with overwhelming force – would fire a single nuclear weapon at an Eastern European city to reduce tensions.
Shirreff wrote a book entitled 2017 War With Russia – which is fiction, but, he says, ‘entirely plausible’. ‘We need to judge President Putin by his deeds not his words. He has invaded Georgia, he has invaded the Crimea, he has invaded Ukraine. He has used force and got away with it.
‘In a period of tension, an attack on the Baltic states… is entirely plausible.’ NATO forces would be obliged to come to the aid of member states, he says. General Shirreff said: ‘The chilling fact is that because Russia hardwires nuclear thinking and capability to every aspect of their defence capability, this would be nuclear war.’
And who is to say Trump won't see a European strike on Russia as a slight on him, and lob a nuke into Europe? You saw him IN THAT VIDEO say he wouldn't rule out nuking Europe!
Nice analysis. But Putin is not that stupid. There is a hotline between Moscow-Washington. Moscow will never invade baltic without Washington's knowledge. They have a bigger prize, ISIS, Taliban, Al Queda. It'll be their focus. Bliv me
Rossikk: Of the ''60 million Americans that chose him'', probably less than 5% of them can locate Iran on a map, talk less of Ukraine or Crimea. I would leave the great mass of blind ignorance that is the US electorate well out of this debate. They are just there to be manipulated. Also, the thing about saying ''Nukes against terrorists'' is that first, there is no land called ''terrorists''. You need to define which country exactly you are looking to drop a nuclear bomb in. Is it Iraq? Turkey? Iran? Where exactly will a nuclear bomb ''against terrorists'' be dropped? Do you know the possible death toll of a nuclear detonation, including through radioactive effects which cut across nations? Do you know that it can escalate into a full blown global nuclear conflict? WW2 did not begin as a 'world war'. Nations kept joining over the space of years until it culminated in a bloodbath that claimed over 100 million lives. And that wasn't even a nuclear conflict.
There will be no nuclear conflict. Trump will heal the world nd put an end to the cold war. For the first time, the Eastern and Western blocs will dine together. Russian and American jets will do the tricks. No need for Nuclear arms.
Rossikk: The problem with your train of thought is that there are no 'winners' or 'losers' in a nuclear holocaust. Trump has ''refused to rule out using nuclear weapons''. See above video. Do you reaiise the only other world leader to have refused to rule out the use of nukes is the North Korean dictator?
U are only an alarmist. U aint wiser than over 60 million Americans that chose him. Nuclear confrontation against state actors? No. Terrorists? Likely. Trump and Putin don't need nuclear arsenal to fry some terrorists' ass. Su- 24 and F-35 can do that.
Its only confrontation with Russia that can cause WW3 and under Trump's 8yrs, we aint getting that. So, the world is safer with Trump. An end to the cold war. If at all there will be war, it will be a war between Iran and Saudi. With Russia, US, Isreal, Syria, China lining behind Iran.
GBTYO: I study tea leaves and knew from first glance that Buhari is a dunce and a jihadist boko.
If you don't understand how poetic liscence and metaphorical interpretations differ from concrete scientific predictions then obviously you are an average babalawo patronizing afonja.
Dey there. This is just the Begining of your foray into superstitious diabolical activity.
TB Joshua fck up no teach you sense?
Trump will trump them again and tears will be their inheritance. Only terrorists are afraid of Trump.
Rossikk: Why not do the smart thing, and wait a few months to see of it really is ...'balderdash'?
You see, the thing about your type is that you can't see beyond your nose. Was this not how people were complacent when Hitler came into power? Many laughed at those who predicted he would lead the world to disaster. I bet you have no clue how Hitler rose. This forum seems to be filled with kids like you too stupid to think beyond your next meal or thoughtless diatribe.
Yeah. Trump is gonna lead US to war. Am so sure of that. But it will be a global coalition against terrorism. Frying without mercy, all 'fryable' asses and sending to hell only those that had brought humanity on the part of harm. I stand with Trump and all his efforts against enemies of our dear earth. If u are not a virgin hunter, u have nothing to be afraid of.
Trump will disappoint your kind again. As usual. When he is done decimating the terrorist and strengthening ties with Isreal that Obama destroyed the world will become safer and you nd ur kids will have a safer future. The future is safer with Trump and their is nothing people like u will do about it.
hobermener: Walking the talk, i respect that!!!!! And to think that some deluded black souls could come up chanting praises and eulogies to a kkk member who has denigrated and rubbished the black race, even sponsoring ads on magazines that made sure some innocent black dudes served time for an offense they knew nothing of, speaks volumes of the stupidity and shallow mindedness of the black race.
So you are now better than over 60 million that voted for Trump? So u Sabi pass the Hispanics in Florida that stood with him or Hillary that congratulated him. U are a terrorist. Or one of their sympathiser and Team Putin,Trump,Assad will fry your ass in the Lavent.
wristbangle: Welcome home professor and kindly tear their useless green card.
I just love him as he actually kept to his words.
To the disgruntled IPOB members calling him names earlier, you can see he stood by his words hence not speaking from both side of mouths as you clearly states it represents a typical behaviour of an afonja person.
This is someone that stood for your current agitation and fought for u during Biafra war. Don't you think you people are being ungrateful?
Shut up! Always dragging IPOB into their madness. Can't u complete a sentence without finding a way to smuggle IPOB into it. Grateful to who? An ediat that insulted over 40 millions Igbos accusing them of voting in the line of their stomach, 'cause they refused to be part of this country's problems by not voting chanji. He should come back home and enjoy the madness he contributed to make out of this country. An ediat telling Americans who to vote, while he is busy running from the one he personally voted.
Rossikk: I'm not sure it's a good idea handing over power to this guy if he wins.
I suggest a brief military takeover in the US should such an eventuality occur.
Trump has made many disturbing utterances regarding his ''love for war'', including his questions as to why the US ''does not use its nuclear weapons''. He has stated he has no problems with Saudi Arabia, or any other country, building nuclear weapons. He also refused to rule out the use of nuclear weapons, claiming ''he knows more about ISIS than the [US] generals do". The real estate mogul is also known for making racist comments, insulting comments about women, and US ethnic minorities. He has received public backing from a variety of racist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan.
For these and other reasons, it is hoped that the US authorities find a way out of the debacle of a Trump victory, in order to save mankind from the abyss. After all, of what use is it ''preserving US democracy'', when there will be no one left on earth to enjoy it after the reign of a lunatic?
Better to see a Trump victory as a unique failure of the US democratic system. A glitch, requiring a reset.
Am not American and I have no business with American politics. But as an earth citizen, I feel safer with Trump as President of The US.
Trump's Presidency will put an end to the cold war with Russia, a guarantee to a safer world.
Only terrorists are afraid of Trump. Only the Jihadists and their sympathisers will be the true losers of the Putin/Trump collabo.
Op, if you are not a terrorist. You have nothing to fear.
kennyblaze007: My name is Ken and I am a Corp member serving at Enugu State..I am of d Batch B set of corpers to pass out next month..This is a plea to the Governor of Enugu to please pay us our four months state allowee... We corpers, know how bad the economy is and how it has affected the payrol of every States but we plead with the able Governor to pay us because we need the money to atleast cater for ourselves for the short period before we get a good job after NYSC..We the Batch B members are to pass this October but yet to get our four months state allowee.. Pls let share this till it gets to Enugu Governor's office... Thank you Nairaland for this platform
Your kind MrKayusfit claimed to be Igbo but was busted recently.
Now, you are claiming NYSC Batch B serving in Enugu. Mobilization for batch B have not even started talk more of passing out.
Make una fear God nah. Igbo matter go kill una ooh.
EternalTruth: my sister applied for this same Unizik last year, she chosed mass communication and scored 287 in jamb while postutme exams she scored 90 and yet still she wasn't admitted and even in the supplementar list she wasn't even considered for admission into a course as low as early childhood, yet still she hails from Anambra a full indigene.
Unizik won't give you a course you didn't apply for. Unless your O'Level papers didn't qualify for that course. This transfer is only done during clearance.
Unizik publishes a raw data of everyone that wrote the test. So with that data, you already know those that will be admitted.
So if you think your sister was denied, you should have written to the school. The window is 2weeks after the publishing of the result.
My boy schools there, so I knw a lot. Unizik is highly transparent.
Sirheny007: I am sorry in advance for the prospective students; whose hearts will be broken, hopes shattered and dreams dashed by the above said institution...
You all know what I mean.... In the east, you have to pay through your nose to get admission.. Scrapped post UTME or not..
Unizik admission list is very credible. One of the most credible in the entire country.