Posted on 10/12/2012 3:26:37 PM PDT by billorites
It might be hard to believe after his assault on Mitt Romney in last night’s debate, but there’s a scenario under which Joe Biden could serve as Mitt Romney’s vice president.
As noted in an earlier post, there are plausible scenarios under which next month’s election could result in a 269–269 electoral vote tie, which would send the presidential election over to the House of Representatives. Such an outcome would favor Romney over President Obama, according to an analysis by the Washington Examiner.
But in such a case, it would fall on the Senate to choose the vice president, with each Senator getting a vote. Given that it’s quite possible (arguably likely) that Democrats will retain control of the Senate, it means that they could vote for Biden to remain on as VP, even if the House elects Romney as president.
In theory, if the election outcome is a 50-50 Senate, Biden could be the tie-breaking vote for himself. This would allow him to remain on as VP and for the Democrats to retain effective control of the Senate. It would also usher in the Romney-Biden administration.
Here’s another, even wilder possibility: If the House ends up deadlocked in choosing a president, then the candidate the Senate chooses as vice president would be sworn in as commander in chief. In other words, this scenario could produce a President Biden.
The current Senate would chose Obama to be Romney’s VP.
And if my aunt had certain additional glandular attributes she’d be my uncle
This guy doesn’t know what he is talking about. The President is elected by the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not the senate in case of a tie:
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 for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.
It’s in the 12th ammendment. Our house of Reps are solidly republican!!
It’s the Washington Examiner- a conservative, Internet-based publication (but a very good one).
As if this whole process hasn't been enough of a nightmare, YOU have to make it even worse !! Just the thought is enough to make us PUKE purple !!!
IMHO, Biteme, I mean Biden is a royal a-hole. However, compared to Obama, I really like him a lot !
There is also a scenario in which Obama could become vice-president of Venezuela.
Dear Lord, NO!
If that were to happen, I would the suggest that President Romney change the locks the moment that Biden left the White House. He should also change them on the V.P.”s residence to discourage that over-medicated set of of teeth from ever returning.
I like your plan. Then the next funeral BiteMe attends would be his own
I would expect to see Joker Joe making extended glad handing trips to Benghazi, Somalia, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria........
if Romney walks, that makes Biden PRESIDENT!
YippEE!
(Nero fiddled while Rome burnt down, and now we can have 24/7 jokes from the White House!)
we are sooooooooo blessed!
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“Let me briefly acknowledge tonight’s distinguished honorees. Admiral James Stavridis is a, is the real deal. He can tell you more about and understands the incredible, the phenomenal, the just almost unbelievable capacity of his Navy SEALs and what they did last Sunday (Bin Laden kill).
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Folks, I’d be remiss also if I didn’t say an extra word about the incredible events, extraordinary events of this past Sunday. As Vice President of the United States, as an American, I was in absolute awe of the capacity and dedication of the entire team, both the intelligence community, the CIA, the SEALs. It just was extraordinary.”
Joe Biden
Who is this clown?
Such utter crap. That isn’t going to happen.
Joe Lieberman would not vote for Biden as VEEP. And there isn’t going to be a 269-269 tie anyway.
Obamugabe is going to have his ass kicked.
Someone needs to post that picture of the guy slapping himself in the forehead and saying “not this crap again”.
How scary was this article?
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