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To: ripnbang

What I worry about is if Cruz gets elected- when Congress counts electoral votes on Jan 4th- then this happens:

“The results are entered into the official journals of the House and Senate. The President of the Senate then calls for objections to be made. If any objections are registered, they must be submitted in writing and be signed by at least one member of the House and Senate. The House and Senate would withdraw to their respective chambers to consider the merits of any objections according the procedure set out under 3 U.S.C. section 15”

Many folks in Congress hate Cruz- what is the chance that folks will object to his being nominated as President or even VP?

What is Hillary or someone else sues for standing and drags out the whole process leaving Obama as President until it is resolved.

I feel that there is really going be some dirty crap going on should a Republican get the nomination and it comes down to certifying the votes.

If not Cruz, could happen to Trump as well.

Just feel this is one way for Obama to hang on for years until resolved.


50 posted on 01/12/2016 3:45:12 PM PST by Engedi
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To: Engedi
-- Just feel this is one way for Obama to hang on for years until resolved. --

The Constitution (20th amendment) and 3 USC take care of this - Obama will be gone. If the president-elect is not qualified by the day to take office, the law says who will take it, and it is not the sitting president or the opposing party. It is the veep-elect.

Pres. Ford was never elected! Not even to the veep slot!

56 posted on 01/12/2016 3:50:35 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Engedi; Impy; Greetings_Puny_Humans; Carry_Okie

This is a huge intellectual challenge:

Laurence Tribe v Ted Cruz.

Taking down Tribe could help strengthen constitutional interpretation, and Cruz might be the only one capable of completely discrediting him.

‘... the U.S. senator from Texas was asked what he thought of Trump citing Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe’s analysis that Cruz might be ineligible to be president...’

Rush has repeatedly hammered away at Professor Tribe — one of the most respected progessive sophist-leaders among the Ruling Class [and an arch-foe of the US Constitution].

Yes, Cruz is undoubtedly far smarter than Tribe, but Trump was right to quote Tribe because the man is so respected [beyond reason] that he gets way with all kinds of things and has spread venom in DC for decades with his constitutional opinions.

Until Tribe is discredited during this primary, Cruz has a problem, and an unfair one at that.


116 posted on 01/13/2016 6:02:37 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (1000 muslim migrant gang-rapists in Germany -- Trump helped trigger protests.)
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To: Engedi; Carry_Okie; Greetings_Puny_Humans

One Of Obama’s Harvard Professors Likened The President’s Climate Change Policies To...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3276861/posts
One Of Obama’s Harvard Professors Likened The President’s Climate Change Policies To ‘Burning The Constitution’ ...

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If ObamaCare Is Valid, Could Congress Mandate Abortion?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2671076/posts

Ann Althouse took down Harvard law professor Lawrence Tribe’s pro-ObamaCare NYT op-ed in a trio of blog posts Tuesday. Althouse, herself a law professor, called out Tribe for trying to equate activity with choice, when there is a big difference. In fact, the cases refer to commercial activities, and a switch from ‘activity’ to ‘choice’ is immensely important in the health care litigation, in which opponents stress that the failure to buy insurance is inactivity, not activity, and therefore beyond even the broadest interpretations the Supreme Court has ever given to the Commerce Clause. [snip]

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Progressive Vision Likely in Next Jurist
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243765/posts
Mr. Obama’s ideal candidate, speculates Harvard University professor Laurence Tribe, would ‘bring majorities together [on the court] around a compelling vision of the law with the elfin touch of someone like [William] Brennan, someone who can move the ocean liner without making terrible waves.’

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How Barack Obama Amazed His Harvard Law Professor (not satire, surprisingly)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3292619/posts
Constitutional law scholar Laurence Tribe, author of a comprehensive new book, Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution, says Barack Obama was an amazing law student... [snip]

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[Just scraping the surface.]

Key Word: laurencetribe

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/laurencetribe/index?tab=articles


117 posted on 01/13/2016 6:15:09 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (1000 muslim migrant gang-rapists in Germany -- Trump helped trigger protests.)
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