Whether it works or not, the Albany (NY) Times Union editorial board last night called for members of the Electoral College “to deny Donald Trump the presidency — as the Constitution allows and as the Founding Fathers envisioned for a candidate so antithetical to their aspirations for the nation's highest office.”
The editorial goes on to say: “Mr. Hamilton almost seems to have anticipated Mr. Trump, a rich developer and reality show host with a flair for publicity, in defending a process designed to guard against someone with ‘Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity’."
After listing Trump’s basketful of deplorable cabinet picks and probable impeachable actions, it ends with these words: “Whatever choice they make, we beseech them to see that there is one thing that separates a demagogue from a despot, a bigot from a tyrant, a chaotic candidacy from a disastrous presidency: power. To grant it to Mr. Trump is to put our republic in peril.
“Our nation's founders understood both the benefits and risks of democracy, and wisely built a safety valve into our Constitution. If there was ever a moment to use it, it is now.”
I was heartened to read this, and hope other media outlets follow suit. Read it all here: www.timesunion.com/...