# Jackass Bernie Bro threatens to be faithless elector

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-bernie-bro-threatens-to-be-faithless-elector/768530>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 14, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-bernie-bro-threatens-to-be-faithless-elector/768530 "2016-10-14T17:42:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-bernie-bro-threatens-to-be-faithless-elector/768530/1 "2016-10-14T17:42:02Z")

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I assume this jerk is simply getting some publicity. Still, faithless electors are annoying. State laws should be changed to automatically cast the state’s electoral votes for the winner unless there is a death of a candidate or the candidate is physically unable to serve. The electoral college shouldn’t be a way for ‘activists’ to make a useless protest, such as happened when a DC elector didn’t vote Gore/Lieberman to protest the lack of DC statehood.

> **[Democratic elector says he may reject Clinton](https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/washington-elector-hillary-clinton-rejection-229647)**
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> The Washington State activist says he'd rather violate law -- and pay $1,000 fine -- than violate conscience.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-bernie-bro-threatens-to-be-faithless-elector/768530/2 "2016-10-14T17:52:52Z")

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Based on that article, I think Robert Satiacum Jr. is an idiot. His “reasoning” is all over the place and lacks coherence. I predict he will never be an EC voter ever again (and I’ll opine that he never should have been selected as one in the first place).

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-bernie-bro-threatens-to-be-faithless-elector/768530/3 "2016-10-14T19:23:00Z")

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> State laws should be changed to automatically cast the state’s electoral votes for the winner unless there is a death of a candidate or the candidate is physically unable to serve.

Where, by “state laws”, you mean “the US Constitution”?