posted ago by LeftiesAreTheRacists +9 / -0

"The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President."

I assume they changed this since Thomas Jefferson/Aaron Burr days? But it's still in the constitution?

"The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. **In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President.** But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President." I assume they changed this since Thomas Jefferson/Aaron Burr days? But it's still in the constitution?
Comments (18)
sorted by:
6
jughaid 6 points ago +6 / -0

I believe the 12th Amendment fixed that problem. That is why you had enemies Adams and Jefferson in the same administration.

3
longshot3750 3 points ago +3 / -0

That was superceded by the 12th amendment

2
deleted 2 points ago +2 / -0
2
deleted 2 points ago +2 / -0
2
deleted 2 points ago +2 / -0
2
deleted 2 points ago +2 / -0
1
rcstl 1 point ago +2 / -1

Vp Pence has the same number of votes as President Trump so he gets the nod. The two office form of picking the executive was changed to a pair running for President and VP.

0
deleted 0 points ago +1 / -1
0
LeftiesAreTheRacists [S] 0 points ago +1 / -1

A crazy scenario I thought of was House votes Trump and the Senate votes for Gabbard as VP to heal the divide with the Democrats

1
deleted 1 point ago +1 / -0
1
LeftiesAreTheRacists [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

It was a slow day

-8
deleted -8 points ago +1 / -9
1
BuckPitts2 1 point ago +2 / -1

Eat a bag of dicks commie

-8
deleted -8 points ago +1 / -9
0
BuckPitts2 0 points ago +1 / -1

I call out commies, commie

-2
deleted -2 points ago +1 / -3
0
BuckPitts2 0 points ago +1 / -1

You are not a person, you are a commie

-2
deleted -2 points ago +1 / -3