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To: WayneS; mnehrling

From what I remember reading, I think the 20th Amendment makes Biden the defacto president once the Electoral College meets and selects Obama. If Obama is disqualified after that day, then Biden assume the Presidency until a “qualified President” is selected.


20 posted on 11/19/2008 12:54:37 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Obama is bringing in every crook and bumbler he can to assure consistency in his message.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Ooops. I did not see your post until after I had posted again.

Thanks.


23 posted on 11/19/2008 12:55:28 PM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: devolve; ConservativeMind; All

I finally linked the Constitution on my profile for easy access;
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AMENDMENT XX
Passed by Congress March 2, 1932. Ratified January 23, 1933.

Note: Article I, section 4, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of this amendment. In addition, a portion of the 12th amendment was superseded by section 3.

Section 1.
The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

Section 2.
The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

Section 3.
If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

Section 4.
The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.

Section 5.
Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.

Section 6.
This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.


35 posted on 11/19/2008 1:09:18 PM PST by potlatch
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To: ConservativeMind

looks like you are right. 20th Amendment section 3 clearly says Biden will be president for a while.


57 posted on 11/19/2008 3:02:18 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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