In August, Art Sisneros, a Christian member of the Electoral College, announced that he was struggling to decide whether or not to vote for Donald Trump in December, when members of the United States’ bizarre system of electoral elite cast the final ballot for the nation’s highest office. Three months later, the angst of the Republican Elector from Texas—where electors face no penalties for voting against the popular vote in their state — took on renewed significance for liberals in the wake of Trump’s victory, with many hoping he would either cast a ballot for Clinton or anyone but Trump.
But on Monday, Politico revealed that while Sisneros had indeed decided to refrain from voting for Trump — who he says is not “biblically” qualified for the presidency — he was also planning on stepping aside to let another Elector vote for Trump in his place.
His reason: self-centered, right-wing theology that abandons centuries of work on Christian ethics....
https://thinkprogress.org/electoral-college-christian-ethics-f7136d443d5b#.xhc5mf8u6
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