Politics what happens if a future presidential election is hacked?

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  1. MarAzul

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    I don't understand the, "lacks clear path forward"?

    The elections is held, State by State.
    Each State certifies their results, as per the Constitution.

    The Electoral College reviews the results and vote as the Constitution provides.

    Congress Certifies the results of the election or resolves any dispute, as per the Constitution.

    What is missing?

    The only difference this time is the losers insist on investigating the election, fishing for fowl play on hope alone, without any evidence.
    The Constitution does not provide for this sort of sedition.
     
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    some of these are going to be addressed during the current Supreme Court session. but the manipulation of the actual tallies and the swearing in of a president has no recourse for a correction of the process nor a way to change the outcome even if rigged. again foreign or domestic boogie man changes election day results to be discovered at some date after the electoral college votes, typically a month after the actual election. once the election is certified by the college's vote no recourse. what do we do? if it does happen with out a solution outlined, a clear protocol /clear path forward, there is the potential for a nations destabilization. yours and mine.
     
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    the hack is discovered after certification.
     
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    and the hack swings election results.
     
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    feel free to read the law students article linked in the OP for understanding of the dilema
     
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    Obama was a rockstar. His first election is the outlier.
     
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    you consider it seditious to validate the results of the president of the US by searching for tampering and discovery is after certification?
     
  8. Denny Crane

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    I read it.

    There’s nothing to do about something that won’t happen.

    If it really comes down to it, SCOTUS would decide.
     
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    Dead voting in Chicago. Democrats with voting machines in the trunks of their cars in key districts.

    Heard it before. The refuge of losers who can’t get over losing.

    Even Nixon was cool about it.
     
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    Yes. Egregiously without evidence.
     
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    no outlier, less voted in 2016 period. of eligible voters, not registered voters. the number is far less as you yourself have pointed out in that less than a majority of eligible voters was achieved in any results. apathy has been cited in past polling.
     
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    a tech is running through the code of the system, discovers security breach, changes election results. specific enough for you?
     
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    I read it.
     
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    I am in no way attacking my president or suggesting that this past elections results were not correct. this is a hypothetical situation in the future that seems to be unaddressed by our current constitution.
     
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    Which State?
    Probably best fix that States system. It seems several have be needing fixing for some time now.
     
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    what would they decide based on the current constitution?
     
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    this doesn't address the hypothetical. what happens?
     
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    Bullshit. Nixon was cool with losing? Have you heard of watergate? He manipulated the election and was forced to resign
     
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    It does for me. Correct the error. Depending on which State it is, does it even make a difference. You need more that one State to make a difference, I think.
     
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    California. swings election. does the person certified even though they didn't win the electoral votes assigned to California remain as president? how about executive orders and legislation signed after certification but before discovery of hack?
     

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