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MousePlayingDaffodil

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29. Your understanding is incorrect . . .

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:07 PM

Jul 2016

Per Amendment XII, an Elector in a given state cannot cast his or her vote for President and his or her vote for Vice President in the situation where both the Presidential candidate and the Vice Presidential candidate are both from the same state as the Elector.

To put it in concrete terms, if the ticket were indeed Trump-Trump (and, at the time the Electoral votes were cast, both Trumps were "inhabitants" -- that's the term used in Amendment XII -- of the State of New York), then the Electors from New York could not cast their votes for both Donald Trump for President and Ivanka Trump for Vice President. Each New York Elector could cast his or her votes for Donald and someone else (that "someone else" not being from New York) or for Ivanka and someone else, but not for both.

In this scenario, of course, if Trump-Trump had not carried the State of New York in the November election, then, as a practical matter, the provisions of Amendment XII wouldn't be at issue at all.

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"If Trump were to TAP HIS DAUGHTER, the move would be unprecedented." -People Magazine [View all] TacoD Jul 2016 OP

I bet he'd like to tap his daughter NightWatcher Jul 2016 #1

sure have, sure have (nt) TacoD Jul 2016 #4

Not unprecedented. Jerry442 Jul 2016 #5

Yes, and it is sick. Funtatlaguy Jul 2016 #27

Running it up the flag pole? HassleCat Jul 2016 #2

ew Bucky Jul 2016 #10

I guess so. HassleCat Jul 2016 #16

sure, let's have another trump who knows absolutely nothing about governing on the ticket spanone Jul 2016 #3

This is just the kind of levity we need frazzled Jul 2016 #6

Holy incest joke, Batman! CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #7

it is my understanding gopiscrap Jul 2016 #8

She turns 35 in Oct - I know this because Eric Trump also thinks its a good idea nadine_mn Jul 2016 #11

You're right, the 2 candidates can't be from the same state. Mc Mike Jul 2016 #21

Cheney technically moved to Wyoming gopiscrap Jul 2016 #22

Yeah, the Reagan appointed Judge Sid Fitzwater Mc Mike Jul 2016 #24

He can use the Mar a Lago address in Florida. hedda_foil Jul 2016 #33

Yeah, that's his style, and his party's. nt Mc Mike Jul 2016 #37

Your understanding is incorrect . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Jul 2016 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #9

He doesn't want to win, he wants the brand publicity The Second Stone Jul 2016 #28

I think since hem owe he will lose he might do it- he can't find a running mate bettyellen Jul 2016 #40

I've been thinking for a long time LuvNewcastle Jul 2016 #12

The kids are going to run the business. They'll be busy enough. yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #23

Unless there is more going on than meets the eye. no_hypocrisy Jul 2016 #26

A rather unfortunate choice of words lapislzi Jul 2016 #13

" "If Trump were to TAP HIS DAUGHTER..." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #14

TYT had this on yesterday - not the "tapping" part (eww) the VP part nadine_mn Jul 2016 #15

Thanks for posting this video. That is just frightening. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #38

He would get Lannister backing then Katashi_itto Jul 2016 #17

And Targaryen Yavin4 Jul 2016 #18

True! Katashi_itto Jul 2016 #19

He's an upscale version of Craster. nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #25

Oh, he wants to tap her alright.... Sick fuck! NT Adrahil Jul 2016 #20

Dear god.... davidn3600 Jul 2016 #30

Oh NO, they didn't... sarae Jul 2016 #31

People magazine?!1 A double-DRUMPF ticket would be a People *dream ticket*!1 UTUSN Jul 2016 #32

Is it possible he'd get away with it...? First Speaker Jul 2016 #34

I think we need to set up a calendar to bet on which day Ilsa Jul 2016 #35

Fantastic. Barack_America Jul 2016 #36

"Trump/Trump - Keep It In The Family" lame54 Jul 2016 #39