#elector

[nostalgia-eh52]

1967 Spider-Man 🕷️

Villains

Raniero Drago AKA Vulture 

Maxwell Dillion AKA Elector   

Norman Osborn AKA Green Goblin

[nowthisnews]

‘I was glad to do my duty and rid our nation of a petty dictator’ — This terminally ill Washington elector broke down with emotion after casting his vote for Biden

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[josefavomjaaga]

Hi, this is a dumb question—I don't know why Electors are called that. It doesn't look like they were elected. Thanks!

That's not a dumb question at all, and thank you for asking!

Electors were not called that way because they got elected but because they did elect. They in theory did elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (HRE). By the 18th century of course this had become a mostly honorific function as factually the title of emperor was inherited (within the House Habsburg, at the time). But yes, in theory the emperor of that "ancient régime" system had to go through a sort of election process before being crowned and had done so ever since the middle ages. It was a huge ceremony, usually held in Frankfurt's dome "St. Bartholomäus".

This is the procession through the city for the coronation of Joseph II in 1765 (detail from a painting by Meytens):

(For chronological reference: That's four years before Napoleon is born. Joseph II was a son of Maria Theresia. On Joseph's death in 1790 - we're in the middle of the French Revolution -, his younger brother Leopold of Tuscany inherited the crown, who died after only two years. Next in line was Leopold's son Franz - and this will be "Papa François", i.e., the father of Marie Louise, Napoleon's sworn enemy and loving father-in-law.)

When the House of Habsburg had gone extinct in the male line at the time of Maria Theresia, it was in fact a Wittelsbach (the Bavarian princely house) who had been elected emperor (Karl Albrecht - immediately tried to make war on Austria and got chased out of the country). That was one of the reasons why there was so much bad blood between Vienna and Munich and why elector Max Joseph was so keen on getting protection from France against any possible Austrian interference.

Again, thank you for asking, I hope I could explain that properly.

[posttexasstressdisorder]

Real Biden Elector Moves to Intervene Against Fake Trump Electors Who Sued VP Pence: This 'Electoral College Fantasy' Should Be Dismissed

A Joe Biden elector wants to intervene in a lawsuit that a congressional Republican and fake electors filed against Vice President Mike Pence. That lawsuit, which asserted that Pence has the power to ignore electoral votes and unilaterally hand President Donald Trump a second term, is just another "frivolous" and "undemocratic" episode of "madness" that should be dismissed forthwith, one of Colorado's nine Biden electors argued in a motion on Thursday.

YES!  GO FOR THE FUCKIN’ JUGULAR AND GET THIS SHIT OVER WITH!

[why-i-love-comics]

Electro info page

art by John Cassaday

[luxobnubilata]

Follower of Henri Gascar (b. ca. 1635–1701)

Portrait of Princess Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg, wife of George Ludwig, elector of Hanover

[hanahikari]

From Comic Zero-Sum:

7月25日発売予定の「魔界王子」15巻（著：雪広うたこ・原作：高殿円）の表紙を公開！通常版の表紙はウイリアムです。14巻とならべてみると、感慨深い表紙イラストとなっています。特装版は特別小冊子付となりますので、こちらもぜひチェックを！

(The 15th volume of「Makai Ouji」 (illustrator: Yukihiro Utako ・ writer: Takadono Madoka), to be released on July 25th, makes its front cover reveal! The regular version cover is William. When put side-by-side with the 14 volumes, it is a cover that is deeply moving. The special version comes with a special booklet, so please do check it!)