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    Last-ditch effort to rally Electoral College votes against Trump

    On Monday, 538 members of the Electoral College will meet to cast ballots for president and vice president and there's much debate about whether electors should — or legally could -- vote their conscience. Is there any chance of de-railing the President-elect?

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 15, 2016 • 1 min read

    On Monday, 538 members of the Electoral College will meet to cast ballots for president and vice president and there's much debate about whether electors should — or legally could -- vote their conscience. Is there any chance of de-railing the President-elect? Martin Sheen, Debra Messing and other Hollywood performers have a message for the Electors: vote your conscience:

    Lawrence Lessig after delivering a lecture at Wesleyan University in 2010

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    Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig briefly ran for the Democratic presidential nomination. He's now part of a group called Electors Trust, offering legal advice to electors in states that voted for Donald Trump.

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      Evan George

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      Lawrence Lessig

      Harvard Law School

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    Abortion rights in the Trump era
    1. 1:23Aleppo evacuation resumes
    2. 7:57Donald Trump and the politics of abortion
    3. 40:41Last-ditch effort to rally Electoral College votes against TrumpYou’re reading this
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