Posted on 08/05/2020 2:57:14 PM PDT by windhover
Liberal states not library
SHE’S AT IT AGAIN——here’s her carefully planned impeachment flopola:
<><> over two years of researching her options (using our tax dollars),
<>< > numerous sub rosa conferences with the rabid Left,
<><> writing the numerous scripts for each player,
<><> coordinating and assigning roles to the various Trump haters,
<><> rehearsing the actors 24/7,
<><> media tour to “smilingly deny deny deny” impeachment was afoot,
<><> keeping Schiff and Nadler away from each other’s throats,
<><> focus-grouping every nuance for maximum impact,
<><> getting the Dem fund-raising apparatus in place,
<><> designing and ordering her signed impeachment pens,
<><> sap-happily signing impeachment articles
<><> refusing to send articles to the Senate.
By doing what?
The new House that is sworn in will choose the President if neither has 270 electoral votes. Each state gets one vote. At this time, the GOP has a slim margin in control of state delegations. But who knows what will happen with the new House. Dems are pissed that a small state like Wyoming in this process has as much power as California -— one vote.
You did leave out one important fact. When the House votes for President, each state gets only one vote. If a state’s delegation cannot decide—say it has 4 dem Reps and 4 Republican Reps, it gets no vote. Wyoming = California in this vote.
No.
That would only be possible if the State Legislatures fail to appoint their Electors.
And if there were no elections, Mrs. Pelosi's term as a representative ends on January 3, 2021 so she would no longer hold any office.
I’d love to be a fly on the wall at Rat Party Headquarters as the lawyers plot and scheme.
FOX radio news repeated this every newscast today, that Pelosi would become Acting President
That’s not my understanding of the hypothetical situation
“let’s make sure Trump wins decisively”
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Many Freeps think it’s already a given automatic win - just sit back and relax on election day and watch the magic happen.
That’s NUTS!!!
What is the standing in court for mail in ballots?
People can apply for absentee ballots, no problem.
This cannot stand up to a legitimate court.
Not disagreeing with you. Just saying this is yet another example of Dems' psychological projection. The Acting President refusing to vacate the Oval Office would be nutso Pelosi. She's been projecting that onto Trump recently.
The anti-Trump traitor generals like Kelly would stand in the door to protect Prez. Pelosi. Just a weird scenario.
Well lookee that: State of Emergency declared, Executive order over-rides traditional "administrative" aspect of election, Voting practice policy changed with the scribble of a pen. Hmmmm.
Trump "trumps" this action using Supremacy clause with a Federal EO that not only requires Voter ID, but invalidates Mail-in voting everywhere across the board, as an electoral Civil Rights enforcement issue -- one has no provenance for Mail-in votes.
The civil rights of those casting legitimate ballots is offended with Mail-in ballots which have no provenance.
But some have said: "Well if Trump is not elected that means Pence is not either and on Jan 21, the third in line -- the Speaker of the House -- becomes a kind of President Pro Tempore. We will be ruled by Pelosi who will manipulate an election thrown now into the House!"
To which I say, not quite.
On what basis is Pelosi the speaker in Jan 2021? Her term as Speaker ends and she has to be re-installed by a new Congress, but that is true only if all House races are decided. If all Mail-in ballots have not been counted, by what authority does she remain as Speaker?
This is Constitutional crises time.
Only executive intervention by way of delaying elections (Directive 51) is possible in advance of the election to try to rectify the situation. This could be Trump playing "chicken" with Pelosi to see who blinks (we know who does, don't we?)
In fact if Mail-in ballots are still outstanding, her election to anything is also in question.
Mail-in ballots will have to be discounted on an Equal Protection XIV Amendment Civil Rights basis. No provenance, therefore, no assurance that any were cast legitimately.
Legal theory: Illegitimate votes dilute legitimate votes -- voting rights distorted = Civil Rights issue. DOJ assures electoral integrity and settles Civil Rights cases. The ball is back in the Executive Branch's court either way.
Even if CA managed to count all its ballots and other States had not, the 2020 election could not be decided because electors can't be certified simply on the basis of how CA voted. Again, it is a XIV issue.
Mail-in balloting is a death match. It is a purposeful action by one party to try to take over the entire system of government by theft. But in this way and on this occasion the fraudulent attempt is there for all to see.
It is my belief it will not end well for those pushing to distort the election process.
Interesting times.
It’s about time the GOP thought outside the box. We will never win again if we don’t.
FReegards!
Very likely Trump will win the popular vote in more than 26 states, but there is a danger than mail-in voting could cause enough confusion in enough states that they can’t certify any electors and that no one has 270 electoral votes. If the vote then goes to the House, it is by delegations. States with a majority of Republican Congressmen would vote for Trump while states with a majority of Democrat Congressmen would vote for Biden (or whoever the Democrat nominee is), while states that are evenly divided would cast no vote. So there is a danger that Trump would not have the votes of 26 delegations. In that case, who has the majority in the Senate would be critical since the Senate would vote by individuals for the next Vice President—but what if it is tied 50-50?
You need to clear up what "congress" and the HR are.
I’ll be one of the muggles that actually goes out and votes.
Pelosi cannot be elected by the House. They must choose among the five candidates that received the most votes in the Electoral College.
The Constitution says:
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.Right now by my count Republicans have a majority of the House seats in 27 States; the Democrats in 22; and one State is tied. It will be the next Congress that would do the voting, but right now if the voting were thrown to the House, I think it would favor Trump.
ML/NJ
The official count shows that since 2008 I have been subjected 1432 times to various permutations of the following:
“Civil War if they dare . . .”
“They don’t know what they’re up against!”
“We’re in this for the fight!”
Team Hell On Earth gets pushier and we boldly . . . post on message boards about how we’re gonna *really* get ‘em.
Then comes the WuFlu, the stuff that dreams are made of if you’re a blue state tyrant. They interned healthy people for no valid purpose, they shuttered businesses, and they outlawed religion.
And we posted frenzied message boards about gettin them. *This* is the time!
I would love to believe that Team MAGA is going to rise up, get out of a defensive crouch and take our country back.
But, alas, our side wants to limit their battles on social media. Some days, even that’s too hard for some of you.
Levin gave an excellent discussion of this on his show last night. Too complex to summarize here. For anyone interested I recommend you download the podcast
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