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To: Frantzie
Maybe we can get Mitch McConnell in the Senate.

Right. I remember this from the Al Gore attempt to steal the election. I believe Barabar Boxer objected from the house, but no one joined her from the Senate.

I've posted the salient part of the Constitution below, but it doesn't mention any of this. (Objections to anything.) Someone have the reference to where this law/rule comes from??

US Constitution: Article 2, Section 1: The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves. And they shall make a list of all the persons voted for, and of the number of votes for each; which list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. 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 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 choose 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 choose the President. But in choosing 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. In every case, after the choice of the President, the person having the greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal votes, the Senate shall choose from them by ballot the Vice President.

14 posted on 12/17/2008 10:21:29 AM PST by Jack Black (ping can't be a tag line, can it?)
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To: Jack Black

McConnell or maybe Saxby Chambliss. I think McConnell is the only one with enough guts.


32 posted on 12/17/2008 10:43:14 AM PST by Frantzie
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To: Jack Black
It is covered in the U.S. Code below.

3 USC 15 - Sec. 15. Counting electoral votes in Congress

(snip)

Upon such reading of any such certificate or paper, the President of the Senate shall call for objections, if any. Every objection shall be made in writing, and shall state clearly and concisely, and without argument, the ground thereof, and shall be signed by at least one Senator and one Member of the House of Representatives before the same shall be received.

(snip)

LINK

In the example you referenced I believe it was the Congresional Black Caucus who made the objection in the House and Senator Barbara Boxed joined the objection from the Senate.

45 posted on 12/17/2008 11:09:28 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Jack Black

My reading of 3 USC 15 indicates an objection may be presented by a team of at least one Senator and one Representative of the state from which any electoral votes are offered.

See my about page for more.


58 posted on 12/17/2008 11:34:38 AM PST by frog in a pot (Is there a definition of "domestic enemies" as used in federal oaths, or is that just lip service?)
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To: Jack Black

The 20th Amendment states “if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified...”

I am still trying to find the place in the Constitution where it states that a Representative and Senator may submit an objection in writing on the day that the ballots are counted in the Congress. I know it’s there somewhere!


139 posted on 12/17/2008 7:47:33 PM PST by newenglandpatriot
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To: Jack Black

Boxer was and is a senator.


141 posted on 12/17/2008 8:08:02 PM PST by nufsed
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To: Jack Black

It doesn’t matter. The challenge is voted on by both chambers and the chance of the challenge being upheld by a vote is exactly zero.


176 posted on 12/18/2008 9:10:40 AM PST by Tatze
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