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Q: OK, Florida. What happens if the state's electors are still under legal challenge by Dec. 18, the date they have to vote? Could federal or state courts enjoin the electors from voting on Dec. 18? A: It's possible but unlikely. First, courts are generally loath to get...
Q: If the election stays muddled in Florida, could the state legislature fix this? A: Yes. The legislature could reconvene and appoint electors itself. Amazingly, the U.S. Constitution does not require that electors be popularly chosen - only that the states come up with some method for appointing them. Under federal...
Q: Could two opposing slates of electors "assemble" in Florida on Dec. 18, the way two slates did in the contested 1876 election? Could both send their votes sealed to Gore, the president of the Senate? Does he have a say in which one he opens? A: Well, the only...
Q: OK, let's assume a total nightmare. The electoral college doesn't pick a president, the House and Senate don't pick a president - all by Jan. 20. What happens? A: Clinton has to leave office and, under the Presidential Succession Act, Strom Thurmond, the president pro tempore of...
The Constitution has remedies for fraud and injustice, but not for incompetence and sloppiness. I'm afraid that stupidity is allowed under our democratic constitution. Yes, that butterfly ballot is awfully confusing - and I'll tell you why: It was created by a human being. But the Constitution does not...