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Have no comprehension. >> some 28 states have those laws against so-called faithless electors. you said you received 90,000 e-mails. thats even more than we get here at cnn. what do they say? what does the average e-mail say? >> basically, they say that i should be looking to not vote for trump because of russian intervention and, you know, facebook postings and, hey, the problem with hillary clinton is she had no message. and she has very bad character. and i mean, from my perspective, i go bac...

Have changed my vote. in the 12th hour, everyone looks good. >> donald trump is elected president, will receive majority of 270-plus electoral votes needed to be president. that is true. number two, tradition has been electors of each state vote for the candidate who wins that state. both of those things are very, very true, but im curious what your opinion is about the constitution of the united states and the 12th amendment. this is where the electoral college system was set up, although it do...

Constitution and the 12th amendment, and this is the process at work. bill clinton apparently, reading glasses on now. reading along. got to sign six documents as an elector casting votes not just for hillary clinton. heat cast votes for vice president, hell vote for tim kaine, the man who will not be the next vice president of the united states. why not? there are differing opinions about why hillary clinton lost. why the democrats did as badly as they did in this election. president obama has ...

History of this nation, more than 99% of electors have always voted the way that their state has gone. why should anyone think this time is different? >> i think thats right. i dont think this time will be different. id be surprised if there were enough electors not to vote for donald trump to make a difference. the reason why, in part, is because the electors are party loyalties. theyre selected in each state because of their activities for the republican party. i think it is very unlikely they...

>> sara sidner for us on the floor tl in harrisbuhere in har pennsylvania. our republic at work as laid out in the constitution, as laid out in the 12th amendment. you can see it happening live before our very eyes and frankly, it is just plain cool to see it like this. sara sidner, thanks so much. 2:00 p.m. eastern, elector the meet in michigan a state not officially called until three weeks after the election because it was so close there. donald trump won, and he will win the 16 electoral v...

Through the election season. what i noticed, in fact, many of our elected officials are running for re-election. they, too, were dragged down by the distraction of having to constantly defend the nominee at the top of the ticket. i didnt want to be that distraction on what we need to do, especially given the fact that i was sitting here in georgia. >> lets go back though to -- lets go back in history, to the federalist papers. lets go back to alexander hamilton writing about the electoral colleg...

But nevertheless empowered with this sacred trust. joining me now a man who feels differently, the lawyer who launched something called the electors trust and has been working with suprun and other electors deciding if they can and should vote against the popular vote. lawrence lessig. professor, tell me how im wrong? why should we be entrusting these 538 who we really know nothing about to change the will of the electorate? >> well, michael, i didnt hear you argue whether we should or shouldnt,...

Should be waterboarded on the way to the rest of that stuff. by law, you are protected by the first amendment to do these things. there is stuffhey look at with the first amendment that gives me pause sometimes. the first amendment protects rosie odonnells right to send out a shameful and awful tweet that included the president-elects 10-year-old son the other day. unfortunately you can do that. thats what the world of social media has become all the way to the white house now. >> i want to put ...

They fly that flag again. >> for more now, i want to bring in msnbc contributor and its a small liberal arts college. it uh puts the liberal in liberal arts. flag burning is one of the issues every tens or so. donald trump decided to bring it up. >> it is a free speech issue. my dad say world war ii hero and 92 years old. if he saw someone burping a flag, he would hit them on the head with his cane. in a way it is a hideous and disrespectful action, but the problem with the first amendment, wher...

Democratic leader for 14 years. we will see if they extend or go in a new direction. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> coming up, our most important number of the day. heres a hint. the 12th amendment. stay tuned. we will tell you about it. ♪ ♪ ♪