Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 15:31:53 11/13/00
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On November 12, 2000 at 17:49:44, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On November 12, 2000 at 13:51:55, Thorsten Czub wrote: > >>On November 12, 2000 at 11:19:52, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>You also don't have _near_ the same number of people. Counting 60 million >>>of _anything_ is a _huge_ undertaking. With antique voting hardware in some >>>locations, it is harder still. >> >>this is true. germans die out. :-)) we are very few. >> >>i wonder what happens if they need longer in this argue about presidential >>elections. i have heard there is no law that says WHO is president when it >>is not decided who has won. >>who is the president in the time it is not clear ? >>clinton ? > >There are several points in the Constitution that cover this. If the Florida >electors are unable to show up at the December counting... then Congress can >settle the election. However, Florida also has some options in their legal >system. The legislature can appoint 25 electors and tell them how to vote in >the electoral college. The legislature can order a new election, but this is >essentially a non-starter for many reasons. > >But in any case, there are options, and a new president will be sworn in on >Jan 20, unless something very odd happens... Didn't you end discussion in this thread a day or two ago? Perhaps I am thinking of another thread. bruce > > > >> >>really strange. >> >>this hillary clinton wants to change the laws i have heard. >>maybe you will get a reformation of the system and really the people >>elect the president. who knows. > > >How would that help? The total popular vote is almost a dead heat too. It >would have _exactly_ the same problem.
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