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there's no provision for martial law

Posted on: August 7, 2016 at 00:01:17 CT

Fat Drunk and Stupid MU

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anywhere.

his presidency ends on jan 20th, 2017. I would guess that if no electoral college vote is held becuase electors were not elected in the november election that the house would decide the presidency and the senate the VP.

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What happens if one or both of the presidential candidates - JeffB MU

- 8/6 23:34:09

lol (nm) - pickle MU

- 8/7 09:42:38

Yes - raskolnikov MU - 8/7 09:34:25

Come ooooooon stroke.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 8/7 08:08:50

the parties have a replacement process - Fat Drunk and Stupid MU

- 8/6 23:36:46

Thanks. Would that even cover if it happened a day or two - JeffB MU

- 8/6 23:41:24

There won't be an official replacement on the ballot - Fat Drunk and Stupid MU

- 8/6 23:44:50

So if there was a big financial collapse and there was - JeffB MU

- 8/6 23:59:08

there's no provision for martial law - Fat Drunk and Stupid MU

- 8/7 00:01:17

I suspect something like the house deciding the presidency & - JeffB MU

- 8/7 00:13:12

The constitution says that if - Fat Drunk and Stupid MU

- 8/7 00:14:36

Yeah, hopefully someone could bring suit & the Supreme Court - JeffB MU

- 8/7 00:18:28

And, it would be a tie no doubt. Why don't we - GA Tiger MU - 8/7 08:11:24