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Re:Obama close to announcing measures to punish Russia for e... by mcbutterbunz on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @02:16AM (#13268981)
I'm not sure how that is legally possible at this point. After the electoral college cast their vote, does the outgoing president have any sort of authority on this?
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Re:Obama close to announcing measures to punish Russia for e... by grzm on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @02:40AM (#13269059)
Until Trump takes the oath of office at the inauguration on January 20, 2017, Obama is the US President.
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Re:Obama close to announcing measures to punish Russia for e... by slededit on Thursday December 29, 2016 @04:56AM (#13276522)
This would be a matter for each state who controls their own electors. They don't have to be elected by popular vote except by the laws of the specific states.

However the aftermath of openly question the authenticity would be devastating to the country - and therefore unlikely to be attempted. The best strategy - given where we are is to build enough doubt to weaken Trump's mandate, yet not enough to throw the entire system into chaos. Though even that is an extremely risky game.

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