DONALD TRUMP & ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE: COULD TRUMP BE DUMP?

 

Analysis

On 8 November Donald Trump was declared the winner of the US presidential election. His victory, however, won't be official until 19 December, when the 538 members of the electoral college gather in state capitals across the US to formally cast their ballots for the next president.

The electoral college vote is a vestigial constitutional organ - a political appendix - that in practice has amounted to little more than a rubber stamp for the president-elect. The year 2016 seems determined to continue breaking rules and norms right up until its last day, however, so of course there's now a movement among some electors to challenge this status quo - and the Clinton team just gave a wink and a nod of approval to their efforts.

On Monday John Podesta, the chair of the Clinton campaign, issued a statement saying that they supported a request by 10 electoral college voters - nine Democrats and one Republican - to receive a briefing from Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on evidence that the Russian government meddled in the US presidential election.

"The bipartisan electors' letter raises very grave issues involving our national security," Podesta, himself a victim of the alleged Russian hacking,

writes . "Electors have a solemn responsibility under the Constitution, and we support their efforts to have their questions addressed."

Those electors are part of a manoeuvre they say was endorsed by founding father Alexander Hamilton, who wrote that a core purpose of the electoral college was to serve as a constitutional failsafe to prevent unqualified candidates or those under the influence of "foreign powers" from becoming president.

As justification for their request they point to the revelation last Friday that the US intelligence community has evidence that Russian hackers specifically targeted communications by Democratic Party and Clinton campaign officials in an attempt to aid Mr Trump's election.

"Trump's willingness to disregard conclusions made by the intelligence community and his continuing defence of Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin demand close scrutiny and deliberation from the electoral college," the 10 electors write in an open letter to Mr Clapper.

Any hope of swaying enough electors to hand the presidency to Mrs Clinton or a more moderate Republican (Ohio Governor John Kasich, for example) is the longest of long-shots. Although one Republican from Texas, Chris Suprun, has said he won't vote for Mr Trump, another 36 would have to break ranks to drop the Republican below the 270-vote threshold necessary for victory.

That isn't happening, writes the Atlantic's Garrett Epps.

"I don't think the Founding Fathers somehow 'intended' the electors to function in this situation as wise elders," he writes . "If they did, I think the electoral college would operate far differently. The electors never meet, they don't debate, they vote only once, and they disappear. To me, that's not a deliberative body; that's a protection for states that choose to disfranchise their people."

Complicating matters further is the fact 29 states have laws that require presidential electors to support the candidate who wins a plurality of votes in their state. Two Democratic electors in Colorado are challenging the legality of those laws in court - a move that's being opposed by the Trump campaign.

The lawsuit "threatens to undermine the many laws in other states that sensibly bind their electors' votes to represent the will of the citizens, undermining the electoral college in the process", writes a Trump campaign lawyer in a request to participate in the Colorado case.

That is a measured response compared to what is likely to come from Mr Trump himself, once he offers his inevitable counterpunch on Twitter. He's already likened the allegations of Russian electoral meddling to a conspiracy theory and has said that the push for vote recounts in three key swing states to find evidence of tampering, which the Clinton campaign also is supporting, is a scam and a waste of time and money.

Beneath all of this sound and fury is the reality that Mr Trump enters the White House with very tenuous claims to a presidential mandate. He trails Mrs Clinton in the popular vote by 2.8 million votes, his Electoral College margin is modest by historical standards, and he has some of the lowest approval ratings of any president-elect.

Mr Trump and his team have clearly decided that any investigations into whether there were foreign attempts to meddle with the election, either through the ballot box or via email hacking, must be aggressively challenged no matter how unlikely they are to succeed.

With Podesta's move, the Democrats open themselves up to charges that they're sore losers - and with only a week before the electoral college votes, any efforts to block Mr Trump's path to the presidency are almost certainly hopeless.

They could prompt an overreaction from Mr Trump and his team, however, and set them at odds with Republicans in Congress who have called for a closer look into Russia's activities.

Anything that knocks the president-elect off his stride and foments dissent in Republican ranks could be viewed by Democrats as a win, and at this point they'll likely take whatever they can get.

Donald Trump is the fifth US President in history to lose the public vote but still win the White House

Donald Trump lost the popular vote in last month’s US presidential election by a bigger margin than any other US president in history.

The Republican is currently trailing Democrat rival Hillary Clinton by 2.8 million votes as the last remaining postal ballots are counted – despite him winning the November 8 election because of the Electoral College system.

That deficit is more than five times bigger than the 544,000 by which George W. Bush lost to Al Gore in 2000 - the second biggest popular vote deficit in history for a candidate who has still gone on to become President.

Only five US presidents in history have been elected despite losing the popular vote: John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump this November.

Conclusion 

When the United States Electoral College casts their electoral votes in December 2016, it will most likely elect Donald Trump as president, pursuant to the popular vote in each electors' respective state. On that basis, Trump is expected to receive more than the required 270 electoral college votes required to become president. As of December 9, 2016, Hillary Clinton had nonetheless received 2.84 million more votes in the general election than Trump, giving Clinton a 2.09% popular vote lead over Trump.

One scenario in which Trump might not become president involves the electoral college. As originally set up, the electoral college was intended to debate and vote on the candidates; the general election merely decided who the electors would be. As of November 2016, 29 states and the District of Columbia legally require their electors to vote according to the popular vote in their state, but other states still allow their electors to vote against their state's popular vote (earning such electors the label " faithless electors "). A scenario where Clinton wins is not impossible but is very unlikely because about 37 Republican electors would have to vote against their party's candidate and their respective state's plurality vote.

US Presidential Post-Election Schedule 

Mid-November through December 19, 2016

After the presidential election, the governor of your state prepares seven Certificates of Ascertainment. “As soon as practicable,” after the election results in your state are certified, the governor sends one of the Certificates of Ascertainment to the Archivist.

Certificates of Ascertainment should be sent to the Archivist no later than the meeting of the electors in December. However, federal law sets no penalty for missing the deadline.

The remaining six Certificates of Ascertainment are held for use at the meeting of the Electors in December.

December 13, 2016

States must make final decisions in any controversies over the appointment of their electors at least six days before the meeting of the Electors. This is so their electoral votes will be presumed valid when presented to Congress.

Decisions by states’ courts are conclusive, if decided under laws enacted before Election Day.

December 19, 2016

The Electors meet in their state and vote for President and Vice President on separate ballots. The electors record their votes on six “Certificates of Vote,” which are paired with the six remaining Certificates of Ascertainment.

The electors sign, seal, and certify six sets of electoral votes. A set of electoral votes consists of one Certificate of Ascertainment and one Certificate of Vote. These are distributed immediately as follows:

one set to the President of the Senate (the Vice President) for the official count of the electoral votes in January;

two packages to the Secretary of State in the state where the electors met—one is an archival set that becomes part of the public record of the Secretary of State's office and the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes;

two packages to the Archivist—one is an archival set that becomes part of the permanent collection at the National Archives and Records Administration and the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes; and

one set to the presiding judge in the district where the Electors met—this is also a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes.

December 28, 2016

Electoral votes (the Certificates of Vote) must be received by the President of the Senate and the Archivist no later than nine days after the meeting of the electors. States face no legal penalty for failure to comply.

If votes are lost or delayed, the Archivist may take extraordinary measures to retrieve duplicate originals.

On or Before January 3, 2017

The Archivist and/or representatives from the Office of the Federal Register meet with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House in late December or early January. This is, in part, a ceremonial occasion. Informal meetings may take place earlier.

January 6, 2017

The Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes. Congress may pass a law to change this date.

The Vice President, as President of the Senate, presides over the count and announces the results of the Electoral College vote. The President of the Senate then declares which persons, if any, have been elected President and Vice President of the United States.

If a State submits conflicting sets of electoral votes to Congress, the two Houses acting concurrently may accept or reject the votes. If they do not concur, the votes of the electors certified by the Governor of the State on the Certificate of Ascertainment would be counted in Congress.

If no Presidential candidate wins 270 or more electoral votes, a majority, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution provides for the House of Representatives to decide the Presidential election. If necessary the House would elect the President by majority vote, choosing from the three candidates who received the greatest number of electoral votes. The vote would be taken by state, with each state having one vote.

If no Vice Presidential candidate wins 270 or more electoral votes, a majority, the 12th Amendment provides for the Senate to elect the Vice President. If necessary, the Senate would elect the Vice President by majority vote, choosing from the two candidates who received the greatest number of electoral votes. The vote would be taken by state, with each Senator having one vote.

If any objections to the Electoral College vote are made, they must be submitted in writing and be signed by at least one member of the House and one Senator. If objections are presented, the House and Senate withdraw to their respective chambers to consider their merits under procedures set out in federal law.

January 20, 2017 at Noon—Inauguration Day

The President-elect takes the Oath of Office and becomes the President of the United States.

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THE 1000 YEAR MILLENNIUM - Part 1

Introduction

A Millennium is a period of one thousand years. How long the earth has been in existence we cannot say but the book of Genesis 4:2 tells us the earth and the heavens existed for generations before Adam was created. Gen 1:26- 31 makes us
know that God created man on the sixth day and 2 Peter 3:18 tells us that a day with the Lord is as a thousand years. Scientists agree that man has been on this earth for more than six thousands years and know that this civilization is about to come to an end.

I will like to quote from the writings of one of the ancient writers named Irenaeus  -
"For in so many days as this world was made, in so many thousand years shall it be concluded.... And God brought to a conclusion on the sixth day the works he had made". 
In six days created things completed; it is evident they will come to an end at the sixth thousandth year(entering Millennium). Just as on the seventh day God rested from all he had created. The seventh day (2Peter 3:18) being the period of the millennium.


The Millennium 

We shall go back a little into the period of time associated with the great tribulation to understand the time period between the battle of Armageddon and the Millenium. The book of Daniel 9:27 made us to understand that the Antichrist was going to make a Convenant with the nation of Isreal and many nations for a week( seven years) to guarantee their safety. This convenant marks the beginning of the last seven years that leads to Armageddon. At the middle of this seven years (three and a half years) the rapture takes place and we are left with the remaining three and a half years of great tribulation.
Read Rev 12:5-6.

The books of Rev 12:6 tells us the period of time for which the remnant of the woman's seed(tribulation saints)were being persecuted is 'a thousand two hundred and sixty days'. This time period is the same as the period of 42 months (thirty days to a month) spoken of in Rev 11:2.

Let's read Daniel 12:11-12
[11]And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
[12]Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

We can see two time periods; 1290 and 1335 days.
When is the daily sacrifice taken away and the abomination of desolation set up?
These two things mark the beginning of the great tribulation. The difference between 1290 days and 1260 days is 30 days, this 30 days is the cleansing period, probably of the temple Or of themselves and there we have the 1290 days. The 1335 day period is just 45 days from the 1290 days and this serves as a waiting period to the beginning of the Millennium. So from the time period of the great tribulation which is about 1260 days(42 months) to the start of the Millennium is a period of 75 days. As Dan 12:11 said, blessed is he that waited till that period. At the end of this great tribulation prior to the beginning of the Millennium is when they are blessed and God comes to them.
Anyone that witnesses that return of Christ is surely blessed.


What Happens at the Beginning of Millennium

(1) I will like to begin with what happens to Jerusalem. Let's look at Micah 4:1-2
Micah 4:1-2
[1]But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
[2]And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

God reestablishes Jerusalem as the religious attraction of the world and all nations go there to worship him. God will restore the glory of Jerusalem. The significance of Jerusalem to the world, as the place where God chose to dwell. Zech 8:3 tells us Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain. God will restore it to been the spiritual attraction of the world, the scripture above says all nations will flow to it. The place of his habitation, place of his holy mountain, dwelling etc.

The original plan of God was for the Israelites to be the ones to teach the nations the Commandments of God (Exodus 19:6, Deut 14:2) and that eventually happens at the Millennium. In fact at this time the Jew becomes about the most favored man on earth (Zech 8:23). Also as the scripture above says, the Law shall go forth out of Zion, and the word of the lord from Jerusalem. Jesus returns to be the king of not only Jerusalem but of the whole earth, Zech 14:9. The same king the Israelites once rejected in 1 Samuel 8:7 and he begins to rule the earth from Jerusalem.

(2) Zech 14:20
"In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD(JESUS), and the pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 

This takes into view a temple; the Millennium temple in Rev 11:2 & Ezek 43:3-7. It also speaks of the worship of Jesus being restored.
Dan 9:24 spoke about a period of seventy weeks( 7 years to a week) for six things to happened;
* To finish the transgression,
* To make an end of sins,
* To make reconciliation for iniquity,
* To bring in everlasting righteousness,
* To seal up the vision and prophecy, and
* To anoint the most Holy.

To finish the transgression
Isreal had transgressed throughout their long history and finally it climaxed in the crucifixion and rejection of the Messiah. Matt 23:32.

To make an end of sins
The death of Christ was the one perfect sacrifice of sin forever. Hebs 10:12.

To make reconciliations for iniquity
This also took place and was accomplished at the cross.  2 Cor 5:18, Eph 2:16.

To bring in everlasting righteousness
The Sun of Righteousness to shine, watch. In the plan of redemption, Christ also became our righteousness. Christ Jesus, who of God us made unto us righteousness.  I Cor 1:30.

To seal up the vision and prophecy
The sealing of the word of God to the Jews was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet. This was sealed up and they didn't understand it. Isaiah 29:9&14. This event took place at the crucifixion and the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.The sixth of those events happens at the end of the Daniel seventieth week, after the Armageddon.

The anointing of the most holy
This is speaking about the Millennium temple where the worship of Christ is being restored. The anointing of the most holy also speaks of Christ being received as King over the Jews.

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DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY: A PROPHETIC PERSPECTIVE

The US Presidential Election has come and gone, but for the next four years, a bride of Christ preparing to up in the rapture must keep his eyes open watching day and night to see what is about to happen through out Donald Trump tenure. Many analysis has been done, even on this website, but today I want to do my last analysis prophetically on what to expect during Donald Trump Presidency.

Before I go into these Prophecies, let me give a good insight on two type of prophecies we have in the Bible.

Conditional and Unconditional Prophecy

Few people know this but there are various types of prophecy, of which many examples are found in the Bible. For instance I will quote a unconditional prophecy. It was the promise given to Abraham concerning the land of Canaan. The inheritance by his seed are "unconditional"! But yet the scriptures show there is another kind of prophecy which is called conditional prophecy. These type prophecies indicate what will take place in the natural order of events, but it is not for certain in the sense that it will occur in the exact order thought. The Scriptures clearly shows conditional prophecies. "One was spoken by Isaiah, the prophet, to King Hezekiah who was sick unto death! He said "Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live" (II Kings 20: 1) But the prophecy he spoke was conditional, because Hezekiah did not die!! Hezekiah poured Out his heart to God and the prophecy of Isaiah was changed! (II Kings 20:5, 6) (Another case of conditional prophecy is found in the Book of Jonah. God said and the prophecy was "Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be over thrown"! (Jonah 3:4) But we find the people of Nineveh prayed and the prophecy was changed! (Jonah 3:5, 8-10) Here was an absolute example of conditional prophecy. And these were cases where God actually allowed prayer to change prophecy, also various others are mentioned in the Bible. God sometimes gives conditional prophecies like these to provide a period of warning so that men may change a situation by prayer. The Lord allowed these instances to be recorded, so that we might understand the difference of conditional and unconditional prophecies. Now the thing to watch is sometimes the prophecy will take place different than what we expected, but yet it will have occurred. And there is some cases where the prophecies are hidden and only partly fulfilled then, but later the rest is perfectly fulfilled (I will quote another unconditional prophecy, and that is the return of Christ, Prayer will not change it! He will return! THUS SAITH THE LORD!).

Now, let me bring to light some prophecies that are hidden but of great importance in this End of time.  This prophecies will help us have understanding of the time we are and also will help us to set in tune, what to expect in the tenure of Donald Trump.

(1). The Emergence of One Party System

I will quote a prophecy by Neal Frisby...

"The two party system shall soon fold together as one Power. First they will be divided but will come together again according to what I was shown. Probably “just one reason” because of so many splinter parties in the Democratic body, that later they will have to unite or change into one system. (Later with the anti-christ ruling that one system connected to Church Organizations) (“The Image Unto The Beast.”) Rev 13:14 – united into World Government. Watch! Money problems inner turmoil, civil war, all this will play a major role and for the Republicans and Democrats will come a “drastic change” as all unite for strength (If this doesn’t come to pass I will never preach another sermon) I know for I have THUS SAID THE LORD! For this shall surely come to pass"

In accordance with the prophecy above, and with the few cabinet members (which include 2 of his Republican critics) Donald Trump has announced, it's glaring that something like this could come up before, or towards or shortly after next election. Trump has made many enemies, even enemies inside his own party showing that the Democrats and Republicans are divided, especially the Republican... A collapse of these two parties is visible. Hillary Clinton could be a facilitator for this, triggering such. Even now that Trump has begin to support some of Obama's programme which he has previously denounced during his campaign like the Obama care.

Remember, Donald Trumph has gave two jobs to Republican women who had criticised him during his campaign. He is also said to be considering offering Mitt Romney - one of his most fierce critics - the most senior post of secretary of state.

Let's see Donald Trump comments on Governor Nikki Haley whom he taps as UN Envoy.

"Governor Haley has a proven track record of bringing people together, regardless of background or party affiliation, to move critical policies forward for the betterment of her state and our country," Trump said in a statement.

"She is also a proven deal-maker, and we look to be making plenty of deals. She will be a great leader representing us on the world stage."

Another signal to the fulfillment of this prophecy can be seen in some of Donald Trump's messages to the US citizens.

Let's start with quotes from his acceptance speech shortly after the election victory.......

"Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division. We have to get together.

"To all Republicans and Democrats and Independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people. It’s time.

"For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so we can work together and unify our great country." 

Let's see another quote from his Thursday's Thanksgiving Unifying message according to yahoo news... 

"The President-elect has travelled to his Palm Beach estate in Florida for the holiday, and acknowledged that America has "just finished a long and bruising political campaign". In his Thanksgiving message, he said: "Emotions are raw and tensions don't just heal overnight".

It's my prayer that on this Thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. Happy Anniversary to everyone, we will together make America great again."

This one Party System prophecy is an unconditional prophecy and will surely come pass. Watch Donald Trump movements during his tenure. And when this happens, then the end is come.

(2). Could Donald Trump be Assassinated? 

I want to look this in a prophetic perspective. Let me quote some prophecies concerning this matter from. Neal Frisby’s prophetic scroll book.

"In the future the presidential office will go through unusual and drastic changes! . . . And if the presidential cycle of a president dying or being assassinated in office every 20 years has been broken because of the ending of the 7th cycle! . . . And on the 8th cycle President Reagan only suffered wounds concerning the 20 year cycle! - Then this may mean

that a president could die or be assassinated at any time between now and before the ending of the next 20 year cycle! This is worthy of watching!"

"God the Lord Himself determines how long kings and presidents will reign. There has been an interesting 20-year cycle in the U. S. presidents. Ever since 1840, every 20 years a president has either died or was assassinated in office! - Ronald Reagan broke the 20-year cycle when he was the first one to survive! - This could mean that now a president could die or be assassinated at any time instead of waiting for the 20-year cycle. Let us watch! . . . God has given the various presidents of the United States a precise period of time during the last 120 years to prove themselves before God and the nation. Reagan is the eighth president in this cycle. The fortieth president tells us that Jesus' return is very near!"

Now, the last four US President (including Barack Obama) were not assassinated or die in office, except Ronald Reagan that sustained wounds but survived the assasination. Now from Reagan (1981) to Obama (2016) tenure, we have 35 years already, if we add Donald Trump tenure to it we have 40 years.

From the prophecies above, we know Reagan broke the 20-year assasination cycle and it was a 8th cycle, the 9th cycle has also ended. We are in the 10th cycle, which will end when Donald Trump handover. Number 10 signifies the completion of a series, and the prophet made it clear that a president could still be assassinated or die in office any time from now or next 20 years cycle. If this has not come to pass in the 9th cycle, then this 10th cycle that ended in Trump's tenure is worthy of close watching. Who knows if Donald Trump could be assassinated or die in office to complete the this assasination cycle (Remember 10th cycle ends in his tenure).

Well, I'm not saying Trump will surely be assassinated or die in office, but we need to watch out what happen. But with all manner of Trump foreign policies which could affect the businesses of some prominent and strong men in US, there could be an attempt to assassinate him.

Watch and Pray, Jesus is coming soon.

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