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Science > Abortion |
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"SilentCoupSal" |
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13 Nov 2004 09:20:02 PM |
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(OT) How to overturn the 2004 Presidential election |
How to overturn the 2004 Presidential election
The Constitution does not mandate popular elections
by Salvador Astucia, Nov. 11, 2004
For those Americans who are upset with the re-election
of George W. Bush as President of the United States,
there may be a legal way to overturn his second term.
It may be possible, and completely legal, for a small
group of Democratic Governors to overturn the popular
vote in states where Bush was chosen to have a second
term. Contrary to common belief, the United States
Constitution does not mandate popular elections for
the President and Vice-President. The Constitution
clearly specifies that each state shall choose a small
number of "electors" to cast votes for the President
and Vice-President on behalf of the citizens who live
in that state. In addition, Federal law specifies--for
this year--that the election is not officially over
until December 13, 2004 when the electoral votes are
officially cast by the electors of each state, per the
Constitution. I will explain the legal details shortly,
but first, let's review the outcome of the 2004 election.
There were 538 electoral votes total. To win the
Presidential election, one of the candidates only needs
270 (more than 50 percent). Bush got 286; Kerry got 252.
For Kerry to unseat Bush, he (Kerry) only needs 18
electoral votes, which would bring him to 270.
My research shows that 94 electoral votes could
potentially be taken from Bush and given to Kerry by
Democratic Governors of eleven states that chose Bush
through popular vote on November 2, 2004. The Democratic
governors and states in question are as follows:
- Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano
- Iowa Gov. Thomas Vilsack
- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
- Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco
- Montana Gov.-elect Brian Schweitzer
- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
- North Carolina Gov. Michael Easley
- Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry
- Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen
- Virginia Gov. Mark Warner
- West Virginia Gov.-elect Joe Manchin
If you live in one of the eleven states listed
above, and you are unhappy with the re-election
of George W. Bush, you are hereby requested and
urged to email a pre-written message...to your
Governor as soon as possible. By doing so, you
will be requesting that your Governor set aside
the popular vote which Bush received in your
state, and select electors for Democratic
candidate John Kerry, something the Constitution
authorizes states to do.
(Note: To reiterate, the Constitution does not
mandate popular voting. It simply directs each
state to choose a small number of "electors" to
cast votes for the President and Vice-President
on behalf of the citizenry of that state, but it
does not specify how each state shall select its
electors. Constitutionally speaking, the precise
methodology a state employs to choose its electors
remains an open question. The Electoral College
system merely allows each state to choose its
electors by popular vote, but popular voting is
by no means mandated by the Constitution as the
only way a state may choose its electors.)
To read more, click here:
http://www.jfkmontreal.com/Election2004/overturn.htm
Salvador Astucia
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Ordering information for Salvador Astucia's books can be found at
http://www.jfkmontreal.com/raveningwolf/
Also see Astucia's homepage: http://www.jfkmontreal.com
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| User: "Johnny" |
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| Title: Re: (OT) How to overturn the 2004 Presidential election |
14 Nov 2004 08:23:25 AM |
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"SilentCoupSal" <silentcoupsal@cs.com> wrote in message
news:20041113222002.08032.00000600@mb-m07.news.cs.com...
So, you mean Arnold can give California's votes to Bush?
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| User: "Patrick Lee Humphrey" |
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| Title: Re: (OT) How to overturn the 2004 Presidential election |
14 Nov 2004 09:00:15 AM |
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"Johnny" <wxpprofessional@msn.com> writes:
"SilentCoupSal" <silentcoupsal@cs.com> wrote in message
news:20041113222002.08032.00000600@mb-m07.news.cs.com...
So, you mean Arnold can give California's votes to Bush?
If the Electoral College can be manipulated like that, it's time to toss it
out and go with the popular vote -- 50 percent plus one vote needed to avoid a
runoff.
--
Patrick "The Chief Instigator" Humphrey (patrick@io.com) Houston, Texas
www.chiefinstigator.us.tt/aeros.php (TCI's 2004-05 Houston Aeros)
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