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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve
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To: opalapril who wrote (1377)11/9/2000 5:51:11 PM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (2) of 6710
 
Hi opalapril,

Thanks for the words of warning about what is a potential constitutional crisis this country hasn't experienced since 1876. That election was settled by a corrupt back room deal. It certainly appears at this point in time that it is unavoidable that this election will not be settled any time soon. I'd love to be a fly on wall in the backchannels between the Gore and Bush camps.

Jeff Greenfield of CNN just laid out a possible scenario that was an interesting exercise in logic. Should there be no concession of the election prior to the start of the new Congress on January 5, 2001, the Senate and the House of Representatives then in session will not ratify the election but rather will be forced to caucus as individual houses and select the President. The House will vote for Bush, and if the Senate is evenly split, depending on the results in Washington state, Al Gore, as Vice-President would be casting the deciding vote in the Senate.

All I can say is, I hope we don't go down that road.

Best, Ray
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