What seems to be an effort to save his conscience and soul, a Republican Electoral College member from Texas has resigned instead of casting his representative vote for Trump. What will happen with his vote?
Art Sisneros, a Texas Republican elector who told POLITICO in August that he was strongly weighing a vote against Trump, confirmed Monday that he would quit the position. Sisneros had said as recently as last week that he still hadn't decided how to cast his electoral vote.
Sisneros detailed his decision to resign in a little-noticed blog post over the weekend. In it, he argued that Trump is unqualified to be president — but also wrote that he knows he can’t prevent it from happening.
“If Trump is not qualified and my role, both morally and historically, as an elected official is to vote my conscience, then I can not and will not vote for Donald Trump for President. I believe voting for Trump would bring dishonor to God,” Sisneros wrote. “The reality is Trump will be our President, no matter what my decision is.”
Sisneros said his resignation is a reflection of his belief that “our republic is lost.”
“Since I can’t in good conscience vote for Donald Trump, and yet have sinfully made a pledge that I would, the best option I see at this time is to resign my position as an Elector,” Sisneros wrote. “This will allow the remaining body of Electors to fill my vacancy when they convene on Dec 19 with someone that can vote for Trump. The people will get their vote … I will sleep well at night knowing I neither gave in to their demands nor caved to my convictions. I will also mourn the loss of our republic.”
Texas Republican Party chairman Tom Mechler said Sisneros' replacement will be selected by the remaining Texas electors when they meet on Dec. 19.
“We respect Mr. Sisneros’ decision and appreciate his willingness to step down from his position as a Presidential Elector in Texas," Mechler said in a statement. – politico.com
You can read his blog post over at theblessedpath.com titled "Conflicted Elector in a Corrupt College" where he says something very true …
Unfortunately, we no longer operate with the same wisdom and discernment as our forefathers.
Will we see more electors drop off or alter their vote before December 19th? Time will tell.
h/t: politico.com , theblessedpath.com