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".. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a

Posted on: November 2, 2020 at 11:17:23 CT

Spanky KU

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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 President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President....."

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Worst possible outcome--269 to 269 - *M* KC - 11/2 10:56:04

Pence becomes president until the House determines - Spanky KU - 11/2 11:14:10

Sabato is smarter than I am, but on Jan 20 at noon, - *M* KC - 11/2 11:16:20

12th Amendment text: - Spanky KU - 11/2 11:18:46

Yup. That's what it says.(nm) - *M* KC - 11/2 11:35:20

".. the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the - Spanky KU - 11/2 11:37:03

That would be awesome - El-ahrairah BAMA - 11/2 11:05:57

In a 269/269 tie, I believe the House votes for POTUS. - AllThingsKC KC - 11/2 10:58:17

Depends on how many states have GOP vs. dem majority - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/2 11:00:49

True, but they vote by state. EAch state gets 1 vote.(nm) - *M* KC - 11/2 11:00:19

Why would Pelosi become president? - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/2 10:57:59

As I understand it, in that scenario the House could not - *M* KC - 11/2 11:05:43

".. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a - Spanky KU - 11/2 11:17:23

Only temporarily unless the House selected her as - TigerMatt STL - 11/2 11:02:36

No, Trump is president until January 20, 2021 - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/2 11:03:44

that's the best outcome - ashtray UF - 11/2 10:57:17