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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (1471)	11/10/2000 3:14:45 AM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

Ray, I fully expect the Florida decision will become more obvious, though not resolved by Nov. 17, which is the conclusion of acceptance of overseas absentee ballots. Then the only county in dispute will be Palm Beach, which will be subject to one or several court proceedings. U an bit sure what the sequence of events will be, but I assume that the state election commission will have a result by Nov 17, and they will declare these results to be official. So barring any legal action, the electors are chosen. Now suppose various disputed votes / ballots will be brought to court. Will the court somehow suspend or invalidate the decision of the state election commission while the dispute is pending? Joe

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (1471)	11/10/2000 3:23:03 AM
From: TraderGreg	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6710

The House and Senate get involved only if there is no candidate with 270 electoral votes. With the recent election, 27 state delegations of the House of Representatives are now controlled by Republicans. Therefore, the House will definitely be able to elect a President and of course that President will be Bush...if the House gets involved. But a new wrinkle has entered the fold: If this case is NOT settled by January 6, then no candidate will have 270 electoral votes, as the case will be in the courts. Constitutional law question: Can the House then turn around and elect the President of the United States while the electoral vote issue is in the courts? If the House can exercise that vote, then it is in the best interests of Bush to keep this case tied up in court as long as possible. Of course, if the court case overrides the power of the House, then all bets are off. But who knows which body has overriding power, the Congress or the court case. The Constitution is the law of the land and should rule, if no one has 270 elec votes by Jan. 6, 2001, but what about pending legal actions to determine the FL winner? The Supreme Court will definitely get involved in this one. TG