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Interesting Scenario
August 28, 2020 at 6:36 am
Let’s imagine a situation - unlikely as it may be - in which the upcoming Presidential election is contested, for a variety of reasons. Trump claims fraud, Biden claims fixing, they both claim vote-dumping, the actual reasons don’t really matter. The dispute drags on and on. Neither side budges an inch. Congress is unable to resolve the issue and the Supreme Court declines to intervene.
20 January 2021 rolls around, with no election result confirmed. Biden hasn’t won and Trump’s term ends at noon. Your new President is...
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RE: Interesting Scenario
August 28, 2020 at 6:41 am
I just read a long list of facts checked against Trump's RNC speech.
Needless to say those things that weren't outright lies were exaggerations (I can never remember, one or two "g's"?"
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RE: Interesting Scenario
August 28, 2020 at 8:06 am
Actually, I believe in one of those scenarios, the House decides who's president, but with votes apportioned equally among states. Since there's more red states, Trump would be voted back in.
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RE: Interesting Scenario
August 28, 2020 at 8:12 am
(August 28, 2020 at 8:06 am)Angrboda Wrote: Actually, I believe in one of those scenarios, the House decides who's president, but with votes apportioned equally among states. Since there's more red states, Trump would be voted back in.
Correct, but if Congress hasn’t acted by noon on the 20th, Pelosi would become acting President.
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RE: Interesting Scenario
August 28, 2020 at 10:59 am
And I was hoping it would be Ronald McDonald!
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RE: Interesting Scenario
August 28, 2020 at 11:16 am
(August 28, 2020 at 10:59 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: And I was hoping it would be Ronald McDonald!
A better class of clown, and quite possibly could do a better job.
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