Lawrence Lessig Matthew Seligman How to Steal a Presidential Election (Hardback)
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Further Details Title: How to Steal a Presidential Election Condition: New ISBN-10: 0300270798 EAN: 9780300270792 ISBN: 9780300270792 Publisher: Yale University Press Format: Hardback Release Date: 04/23/2024 Description: From two distinguished experts on election law, an alarming look at how the American presidency could be stolen—by entirely legal means “Their new book asks whether a second Trump attempt to subvert democracy could succeed. Their answer makes for uncomfortable reading.”—Ed Pilkington, The Guardian Even in the fast and loose world of the Trump White House, the idea that a couple thousand disorganized protestors storming the U.S. Capitol might actually prevent a presidential succession was farfetched. Yet perfectly legal ways of overturning election results actually do exist, and they would allow a political party to install its own candidate in place of the true winner. Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman work through every option available for subverting a presumptively legitimate result—from vice-presidential intervention to election decertification and beyond. While many strategies would never pass constitutional muster, Lessig and Seligman explain how some might. They expose correctable weaknesses in the system, including one that could be corrected only by the Supreme Court. Any strategy aimed at hacking a presidential election is a threat to democracy. This book is a clarion call to shore up the insecure system for electing the president before American democracy is forever compromised. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 140mm Author: Lawrence Lessig, Matthew Seligman Genre: Law & Politics Topic: History Release Year: 2024 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
