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In reply to the discussion: I was wrong, traitor CANT postpone election ... [View all]SpaceNeedle
(191 posts)18. Here is the text of part of the 12th
The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;-The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;-The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President,
If the red states won't "appoint" the delegates, they are not counted. It is simple actually. "Majority of the whole number of delegates appointed"
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Good point, dont know. What I do know is traitor (my nickname for the asshole) and barr
Eliot Rosewater
Jul 2020
#2
Yes we are on track to win big in the house...the GOP has given up on the house and
Demsrule86
Jul 2020
#29
The Republican Governor of Maryland will not go along with this scheme to protect TRump.
honest.abe
Jul 2020
#5
If the states can't certify their election results and don't appoint electors, then my reading...
Salviati
Jul 2020
#6
Barr has already said he would not be opening an investigation into Biden or Obama
Thekaspervote
Jul 2020
#8
Like anybody gives a shit about some made-up story about complex financial dealings of a relative?
lagomorph777
Jul 2020
#15
So traitors propose to postpone, taken to SC, probably 5-4 in favor of the constitution because
Eliot Rosewater
Jul 2020
#13
well, I hate to be the debbie downer here (no offense to any Deborahs, Debbies, Debs, Rahs (?)...
not_the_one
Jul 2020
#24
You're also wrong about the 12th amendment being invoked if red states don't certify
onenote
Jul 2020
#28