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"To
announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to
stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but
is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt |
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Public Law 110-430 changed the date of the electoral vote in Congress in 2009 from January 6 to January 8. This date change is effective only for the 2008 presidential election.
The Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes (Congress may pass a law to change the date). The President of the Senate is the presiding officer. If a Senator and a House member jointly submit an objection, each House would retire to its chamber to consider it. The President and Vice President must achieve a majority of electoral votes (270) to be elected. In the absence of a majority, the House selects the President, and the Senate selects the Vice President. If a State submits conflicting sets of electoral votes to Congress, the two Houses acting concurrently may accept or reject the votes. If they do not concur, the votes of the electors certified by the Governor of the State would be counted in Congress.
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There's the answer:
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On January 8, 2009, it only takes one Senator and one House member to jointly submit an objection that the candidate, Barack Hussein Obama II, does not meet the eligibility requirement of Natural Born Citizen as required by Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution.
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Is it possible to have an ineligible President Elect?
Section 3 of the 20th Amendment to U.S. Constitution states what happens if there is an ineligible President Elect. So apparently in 1933, Congress and the People of the U.S. foresaw that it was possible to have an ineligible President Elect and passed the 20th Amendment to ensure an ineligible candidate for President Elect could be dealt with. |
The entire 2008 election was under false pretense and therefore should be ruled invalid. In that case, per the 20th Amendment, Congress should appoint a qualified President and Vice President until a new election can be held. |
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