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Sugarcoated

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11. A friend's speculation:

Reply to Sugarcoated (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2020, 03:58 PM

Apr 2020

What do you all think?

"If there is no election then the Speaker of House would be sworn in as president. But if there is an incomplete election without sufficient electoral votes for either candidate then the election would go to the House of Representatives, where each State gets only one vote. There are more majority red than blue State House delegations so Trump stays. Another horrible failure of federalism.

My fb friend is speculating this is why Trump is fighting mail in voting.

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Can someone post a link to one of the better threads about laws of succession [View all] Sugarcoated Apr 2020 OP

'The current Presidential Succession Act was adopted in 1947, and last revised in 2006. elleng Apr 2020 #1

20th Amendment Mike Niendorff Apr 2020 #2

If there are no elections there are no House members and no Speaker grantcart Apr 2020 #3

Incorrect. Mike Niendorff Apr 2020 #6

So your friend thinks that, wow. Now if you can only get him published grantcart Apr 2020 #8

"published"? Mike Niendorff Apr 2020 #13

Putting in a disclaimer about not being a jerk doesn't in fact proscribe acting a bit like one grantcart Apr 2020 #14

Ok, I'm not being patient with you anymore. Mike Niendorff Apr 2020 #15

However, Sir, You Have Not Established The Magistrate Apr 2020 #16

Thank you for the well thought out and respectful response -- it is welcome in this thread. Mike Niendorff Apr 2020 #20

This Will Be My Last Comment On The Subject, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #22

So Pelosi could ask the the House could elect Joe Biden as speaker? Massacure Apr 2020 #10

Nicely done. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2020 #4

How could Trump, hypothetically, cancel the election? Kaleva Apr 2020 #5

this is the CORRECT answer. beachbumbob Apr 2020 #7

Agreed. Mike Niendorff Apr 2020 #21

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Apr 2020 #9

A friend's speculation: Sugarcoated Apr 2020 #11

Is anyone familiar with this type of scenario? Sugarcoated Apr 2020 #12

So Far, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2020 #17

Try this, it will be more accurate than Facebook experts sarisataka Apr 2020 #18

Quite True, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #19