Guns, Lawyers, and the Electoral College

Hold on tight. This is a very pure, very reasonable, very Constitutional, and possibly necessary proposal. It is premised on the current acrimony, not seen since at least 1860, and possibly never before, for the leading political parties.

A large chunk of Trump voters are already convinced that if Trump loses, it can only be because of a stolen election. They will take matters into their own hands, and they have guns.

A large chunk of Harris voters are already convinced that if Harris loses, Trump and his fellow Republicans can't be inaugurated. They'll take matters into their hands, and they have lawyers.

This is not conjecture. Ask THEM. Ask the stalwarts. They will tell you now that guns and/or lawyers are in their sights. Their sentiments are almost certainly more fierce than those of the abolitionists and the plantation controllers in 1860.

There is a beautiful mechanism for avoiding this warfare / lawfare: conscientious electors.