Electoral Vote is Tomorrow

The Electoral College meeting is tomorrow at the State Capitol in Sacramento. I have been contacted by the "Hamilton Electors" group. They want us to vote for some unnamed more palatable Republican in order to stop Trump. I wonder if they are a GOP front organization. The only way to stop Trump is for at least 37 Republican Electors to desert him. We are already opposed to Trump and intend to vote for a candidate who ran against him and who decisively won the state of California. For Democratic Electors to desert Clinton would only make us look foolish. When we hear public announcements from at least 37 electors from states the Republicans won that they will not be voting for Trump, then there will be news to talk about.

Still Time to Register to Vote

No election of our lifetimes is likely to be more important than this one. Is the American electorate so unhinged with venom that it could actually send a demagogic, misogynist, racist, Islamophobic narcissist to the White House who admires Vladimir Putin and thinks we should pull out of NATO and allow nuclear proliferation to more countries? Quite a few people are enamored of this ignoramus just because he talks tough and is quick with an insult. Both Democratic candidates are committed people who have serious solutions to the nation's issues. When you get right down to it, that's the choice facing Americans this year. And if you aren't registered to vote you are part of the problem.

You have until Monday, May 23 to register so you can participate in California's June 7 primary election. My advice, of course, is to register Democratic and vote for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Primaries are being held for U.S. Senator, Congress, State Assembly and Senate offices too, as well as county party governing boards, the Central Committees. There's also Proposition 50, which would let the State Legislature suspend a member without pay by a two-thirds vote for good cause, as when three legislators were indicted last year. I recommend a yes vote on this measure. Currently the legislature can only expel a member, which may not be justified until a conviction is secured, or suspend with pay, which isn't tough enough in cases of egregious misconduct.

At any rate, it's more important than ever that you register and vote. It's easy. Go to the Secretary of State's web site and register today. Here's a link to it. Here's a link to the voter registration page on the Secretary of State's site. You have all day Monday until 11:59 p.m. to register. Don't delay. Let your voice be heard rather than wishing you'd done something after it's too late!