Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:29:00 11/13/00
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On November 13, 2000 at 18:31:53, Bruce Moreland wrote: >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 Actually I asked that the "banana republic" sub-thread stop, as it was causing lots of complaints. This is a bit off-topic, but is at least "civil". > >> >> >> >>> >>>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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