Why The American Presidential Election May Be Illegitimate (1-12-2017)

Why The American Presidential Election May Be Illegitimate

Andrew Yiannakis,  Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Connecticut

The 2016 Presidential Election was one of the most hotly contested and corrupt elections in recent memory. So much so that any respect that people may have had for the political process has undoubtedly been eroded away for generations to come.

Already,  very few Americans trust the results (except the Republicans), especially considering the fact that Hillary won the popular vote by just about three million votes! Therefore,  we now have a President who is considered illegitimate,  and not fit to be Commander-in-Chief. Without such legitimacy,  and the support of most of the American people,  such a President cannot be taken seriously,  or treated with respect.

The four factors below best explain why Trump “won” the 2016 election.

1. The use by the Republican Party of
illegitimate Electors was a major
factor.   Apparently,  over
fifty of them were not eligible to vote.
Without their vote Trump would not
have accumulated the necessary 270
Electoral Votes to become President.

2. Extensive Voter suppression tactics by
the Republicans prevented many poor
Americans from voting.

3. Hacking activities by Russia
clearly damaged Hillary Clinton’s
reputation and helped Trump to
become “President”.  17 independent US
Intelligence Agencies support this
conclusion,  including the CIA,  the FBI
and the NSA. Trump,  when presented
with their reports,  chose instead to
dismiss their findings!

4. The release of unverified negative
information by Comey,  the Director of
the FBI (a Republican) just a few days
before the election was undoubtedly
damaging to Hillary. Hillary had little
time to respond to his report and his
allegations went mostly unchallenged.
The damage was done!

Many believe that the timing of the
release of these allegations was a
Republican attempt intended to
further damage Hillary. Apparently it
succeeded!

Now we have a President who lacks legitimacy and credibility,  and no prior political experience.  It has even been suggested that he is beholden to Russia,
which apparently funded many of his failing business ventures.  Some people are even asking,  “do we have a Russian plant in the White House?”

While Trump may surprise us and turn out to be good for America,  the evidence suggests otherwise.  However,  we can live in hope,  can’t we?  Alternatively,  we have various legal options to do something about it.
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Author: andrewyiannakis

Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D., is currently a Research Professor at the University of New Mexico (USA). He is also Professor Emeritus from the University of Connecticut where he taught the Sociology of Leisure, Tourism & Sport, as well as Research Methods and Computer Applications. He also holds the rank of 8th Dan in Traditional Jujutsu and a 6th Dan in Traditional Kodokan Judo. He is the Director of the Institute of Traditional Martial Arts at the University of New Mexico. He is also the Chair of the Traditional Jujutsu Committee of the USJJF. As an amateur historian, he has led several expeditions to Greece to conduct research at Thermopylae, and locate the path the Persians used in 480 BC to encircle, and defeat King Leonidas and the Greek allies. Prof. Yiannakis has published extensively in a number of areas.

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