Bloomberg Could Deadlock the Electoral College and the House

[ryoder 1,590]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20070601/pl_rasmussen/ballotchaos20070601_1

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Zipp0 1]

I don't imagine the founding fathers ever considered this when they wrote up the constitution.

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[mnealtx 0]

I'm sure they did...which is why they put the language in the constitution.

Mike
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[Andrewwhyte 1]

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What happens if nobody controls a majority of the state delegations in the House? It's hard to tell, but whatever happens would be studied by historians and political scientists for generations.

I am not sure why the author is so mystified,..

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And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as the President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.

The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be

If the house is deadlocked the Senate shall choose from the top two vice-presidential candidates and that person shall be president.

[kelpdiver 2]

Perot looked very interesting in this regard, and he quickly became a circus act. Funny, but inconsequential. There's little reason to expect different this time.

and if it does, it will be fun too.