THE CRUX OF IT: Integrity and courage could possibly stop insanity in its tracks.

 

Story originally reported by Chris D’Angelo

A Republican member of the Electoral College from Texas has promised to vote against Donald Trump during the college’s meeting Dec. 19, saying the president-elect “shows daily he is not qualified for office.”

 Christopher Suprun, a paramedic and first responder to the Pentagon on Sept. 11, laid out a lengthy list of concerns about Trump.

“Mr. Trump,” Suprun wrote, “lacks the foreign policy experience and demeanor needed to be commander in chief … Mr. Trump urged violence against protesters at his rallies during the campaign. He speaks of retribution against his critics.”

Trump is expected to receive 306 electoral votes when the college votes on Dec. 19. That means that in addition to Suprun, 36 GOP electors would have to jump ship to drop Trump below the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.

Since 1796, there have been 157 “faithless electors,” most recently in 2004.

“The election of the next president is not yet a done deal,” he wrote. “Electors of conscience can still do the right thing for the good of the country. Presidential electors have the legal right and a constitutional duty to vote their conscience.”

“Fifteen years ago, I swore an oath to defend my country and Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” Suprun added. “On Dec. 19, I will do it again

 

This eventuality could actually come to pass.

Without any illusions about likelihood, an out does exist that would prevent the Drumpf from dragging the country down any further than he already has. The term long shot  must have been coined for just this kind of scenario. Regardless of how improbable the desired outcome may seem, I will continue to hold out for rationalism to prevail.