[usafa92]

Not arguing with you, but your understanding of the Amendment is wrong. Separate votes for President of the 2 highest electoral vote getters for that office, and VP likewise, with the 2 highest electoral vote getters that office. Hillary cannot be elected VP.

If no candidate for President has a majority of the total votes, the House of Representatives, voting by states and with the same quorum requirements as under the original procedure, chooses the President. The Twelfth Amendment requires the House to choose from the three highest receivers of electoral votes, compared to five under the original procedure.

If no candidate for Vice President has a majority of the total votes, the Senate, with each Senator having one vote, chooses the Vice President. The Twelfth Amendment requires the Senate to choose between the candidates with the "two highest numbers" of electoral votes. If multiple individuals are tied for second place, the Senate may consider all of them, in addition to the individual with the greatest number of votes. The Twelfth Amendment introduced a quorum requirement of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators for the conduct of balloting. Furthermore, the Twelfth Amendment requires the Senate to choose a Vice President by way of the affirmative votes of "a majority of the whole number" of Senators.

[fhayek]

I defer to you, and I stand corrected. Thanks for exposing my ignorance. (;^)

[Jim Noble]

Separate votes for President of the 2 highest electoral vote getters for that office

Nope. THREE highest.