Law Newz seems to be concerned that this will happen, so, we better get cooking on a solution STAT!
With the polls getting closer between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, there is a very real possibility that we could end up in a ‘contingent’ election. That means that if no candidate wins a majority in the Electoral College, the race would be decided by the U.S. House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote. With Republicans dominating the House that could hand the election to Donald Trump. But, that’s not guaranteed. So let’s run through some other scenarios. For one, there is concern about Hillary Clinton‘s health, especially after her stumbling spell and pneumonia diagnosis. And let’s be honest, 70-year-old Donald Trump is not exactly a spring chicken either.
As we’ve pointed out, in almost every step along the way, there is a contingency process in case something happens to one of the candidates. If Clinton wins, and then falls ill/dies before she’s inagurated, the 20th Amendment says Tim Kaine would become President. If she drops out before the election, the Democratic Nation Committee would pick a new nominee.
But, there is ONE interesting scenario that would quite literally send the nation into quite a bit of chaos. If 1) the election is tied, 2) the vote is being decided by Congress, and 3) one of the candidates dies. If all three of those things happen, there is literally NO process in place for what happens next.
“It would be horrible,” Michigan State University Law Professor Brian C. Kalt..
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That wacky Kalt. Never one to not state the obvious.
I can’t see this election ending in a tie. Too much time is left and Hillary is going to be under the spotlight when she returns to the campaign trail with all eyes on her. Things will happen that will sway the undecided to one camp over another.
The silent majority, the bitter clingers, the evangelicals, the deplorables will make it a Trump landslide.
http://i.imgur.com/ixtnhUI.png
My Facebook lefties want Obama to stay in office
(preferred over electing Hillary)
If not him…then Michelle should be POTUS.
I’m serious.
Hillary’s Organ Donor Card:
Heart (blackened)
Soul (unavailable)
Tongue (forked)
Brain (pickled)
Vagina (seriously?)
Gee Wally, sumbody’s gonna get fired for sneaking that photo of Hillary outta Chelsea’s apartment!
There will be more votes for Hillary than the voting age population of
this country. Probably times 3.
The Walking Pneumonia Dead
no way this election ends in a tie … this is just mental masturbation for legal ‘scholars’
every twitch, every twinge, every tick, every smirk, every breath, every pause, every shake, every blink, every stumble, every swallow, every cough, itch, or other involuntary reaction of illary is going to be analyzed, categorized, theorized, speculated, pondered, questioned, scrutinized, debated, ‘conspiritorized’ from here to election day …. the dem-rats are committed to dragging her, literally, across the finish line
… & the People can smell the stench of rot a mile off
to quote the eternal wisdom of my Great-Granddaddy … “That there ain’t right”
Never underestimate the power of the real silent majority. The zombie block. # cadaver votes matter
My biggest fear: voter fraud.
I’m praying for mercy for our country. Please, God, just a fair election.
Trumps got this.
Let her live long enough to get her fat ass kicked by the Trump. Then she can await an indictment from Mr. Christi.
Maybe appearing in public after a blueberry pie eating contest isn’t the best idea.
Loco – She’s got the Walkin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu!
I wanna scream, but I’d cough up a lung
Cuz I’m runnin’ on a platform of dung
Trailerparkinsas crime got a hold of me too.
I got a walkin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu.
Gee Wally, she’s running on a platform of dung?
No Beave, it’s more like she’s skiddin’ in her own shit!