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Topic: A Romney - Biden Administration?
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juniperb
Moderator Posts: 5461
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 23, 2012 09:46 AM
  
It's sounds crazy. It would be crazy. But it is possible that this election could result in a President Romney and a Vice President Biden.
Let me explain.
If there is a tie in the electoral college (and, as I explain below, there could be), it will be up to the newly elected House of Representatives to elect a President and the newly elected Senate to elect the Vice President.
The rules are all outlined in the 12 th Amendment to Constitution. Here's how it would work:
1) In the House vote for President, each state delegation gets a single vote. So California, with 53 Representatives (majority of them Democrats), would likely cast its single vote for Obama. South Dakota with just one Representative (Republican), would get equal weight and likely cast its vote for Romney, and so on.
All told, in the current House, Republicans have majority control of 33 state delegations; Democrats control 14 and 3 are evenly divided. Even if the Democrats win control of the House, the Republicans would almost certainly still control a majority of the state delegations. Bottom line: Romney wins. 2) In the Senate vote for Vice President, each Senator gets a single vote. If Democrats keep control of the Senate, Biden would likely win (unless somebody crosses party lines). http://news.yahoo.com/romney-biden-administration-could-happen-223736689--abc-news-politics.html ------------------
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jwhop
Knowflake Posts: 6200
From: Madeira Beach, FL USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 23, 2012 11:08 AM
What a revoltin development that would be. 
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juniperb
Moderator Posts: 5461
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 23, 2012 11:10 AM
But it`s possable. That astounded me! Two hotheads in charge. Geez louize  ------------------
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AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 7069
From: Pleasanton, CA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 23, 2012 01:04 PM
That would be crazy. Two water Suns. It could work out alright, but if things got off on the wrong foot Biden would probably be marginalized. I do wonder if the House and Senate would consider different people than are suspected here, or if they're restricted to the people already on the ticket. IP: Logged |
Linda Jones
Knowflake Posts: 1409
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Registered: Jan 2012
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posted October 23, 2012 03:21 PM
Ouch Juni!Let's perish that thought ------------------
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AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 7069
From: Pleasanton, CA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 23, 2012 04:14 PM
I was just reading an article on that from ABC that said that in a number of states elector's (in the Electoral College that actually cast their votes in accordance with the state's votes) could potentially defect, though they said it was unlikely.
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juniperb
Moderator Posts: 5461
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 23, 2012 04:18 PM
A whole lot of speculation going on! Curious indeed!------------------
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katatonic
Knowflake Posts: 9202
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 23, 2012 05:14 PM
when the electors vote in denial/dismissal of the people's vote i believe there is a procedure to rectify that? don't know if it's ever used...IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
Moderator Posts: 38107
From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted October 23, 2012 05:25 PM
quote:
Originally posted by jwhop:
What a revoltin development that would be.
Eeewww
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AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 7069
From: Pleasanton, CA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 23, 2012 07:05 PM
Some states don't allow their elector's to vote against the popular vote of the state, but I think it was about half of them that do.IP: Logged |
juniperb
Moderator Posts: 5461
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 24, 2012 07:31 PM
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I was just reading an article on that from ABC that said that in a number of states elector's (in the Electoral College that actually cast their votes in accordance with the state's votes) could potentially defect, though they said it was unlikely.
AG, I tried to find some info on it and failed. Has it ever happened? ------------------
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AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 7069
From: Pleasanton, CA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 24, 2012 07:32 PM
I don't know either.IP: Logged |
juniperb
Moderator Posts: 5461
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 24, 2012 07:33 PM
I`m probably not "googling" the right info.------------------
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juniperb
Moderator Posts: 5461
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 18, 2012 10:15 AM
Whew, it didn`t happen  ------------------
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