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To: AuH2ORepublican

How many Representatives (of either party) a state has elected to Congress is not relevant.

There are 32 states which are GOP controlled (Assembly{House}, Senate, Governor), each state legislature sends one person to vote.


133 posted on 11/19/2020 3:15:43 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

That is not how contingent presidential elections are held. Under the 12th Amendment, if no presidential candidate gets a majority of electoral votes, the U.S. House of Representatives elects the president, choosing from among the top three electoral votegetters, with each state delegation in the House getting one vote and a majority of delegations being required for election. State legislatures play no role whatsoever once the Electoral College has met.

Not only is the 12th Amendment clear about this, but that’s exactly how John Quincy Adams was elected president in 1824. (That’s also how Jefferson was elected over Burr in 1800, albeit pursuant to the pre-12th-Amendment constitutional norms, which also provided for each state delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives getting one vote.)

Similarly, if no VP candidate gets a majority of electoral votes, it is the U.S. Senate that elects the VP (choosing from between the top two VP electoral votegetters), with a majority of senators being required for election.


135 posted on 11/19/2020 4:55:30 AM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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