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To: OL Hickory

Not certain what the author is thinking of but there are 435 members of the House of Representatives. And currently more Dhimmicrats than Republicans (232 Dhimmicrats to 197 Republicans).
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10 posted on 11/07/2020 2:46:51 PM PST by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: rockrr
Not certain what the author is thinking of but there are 435 members of the House of Representatives. And currently more Dhimmicrats than Republicans (232 Dhimmicrats to 197 Republicans).

Because they vote as STATE delegations. Florida has many more GOP than Dem reps but the vote for Trump counts as ONE. Florida.

It works in reverse for California. That state has many more Dem reps than GOP but, again, their vote for Biden counts as ONE. California. .

19 posted on 11/07/2020 2:55:54 PM PST by PJ-Comix (Media Announces That Dewey Defeats Truman)
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To: rockrr

The author is talking about how the House of Representatives elects the President, if they must.

It’s true - when the House elects the President, each State gets one vote. Presumably, each State’s one vote would be decided by that State’s delegation, with majority deciding the vote.

In 2000, when that SHOULD have happened, there were 30 GOP delegations and 19 Democrat delegations, with one tie. So, the idea of Al Gore becoming President was always ridiculous.

BUT

For the House to elect the President, you have to have no candidate with 270 EV. That can happen in a multi-candidate race, or it can happen if Congress, meeting in Special Joint Session, refuses to accept one or more than one State’s Electors.

Unfortunately, in the Special Joint Session, there are 535 votes, each Representative and each Senator having one vote. States do not vote in the Special Joint Session, only individual Members and Senators. The chair breaks ties (Mike Pence, this year). The 2021 Special Joint Session will have a (very small) Democratic majority.

Fun fact: Georgia’s two Senate seats become vacant at midnight on January 3, 2021. The Special Joint Session is on January 4, 2021. The Georgia runoff isn’t until January 5, 2021.

Can the Governor appoint replacement Senators specially for the Special Joint Session?


22 posted on 11/07/2020 3:04:49 PM PST by Jim Noble
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To: rockrr
The House would vote by state for President, not by member: so California, with 55 reps, gets 1 one vote, just like Wyoming with 2.

BWAHAHAHA

37 posted on 11/07/2020 3:42:26 PM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens")
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To: rockrr

Votes are by delegation. Rs control more state delegations. Yes, the OP was unclear on that.


38 posted on 11/07/2020 3:43:16 PM PST by calenel (Tree of Liberty is thirsty.)
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