How Mitt Romney can still be President

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We have one last, final chance to save America. We have one last, final chance to stop Barack Obama. One final chance.

What is this final chance? Will the Republicans step up to the plate and do what is necessary?

Barack Obama has not yet been re-elected president.

Yes, the election is over – but remember, a presidential election in America is not by popular vote. We vote for the candidate, but what we are really doing is voting for the electors who will meet on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December.

That is when the actual re-election of the president occurs.

Is there a way to stop this?

Yes, there is.

And the best part – this is totally constitutional.

The 12th Amendment of the Constitution as well as Article II of the Constitution govern the Electoral College.

According to the 12th Amendment, for the Electoral College to be able to select the president, it must have a quorum of two-thirds of the states voting. If enough states refuse to participate, the Electoral College will not have a quorum. If the Electoral College does not have a quorum or otherwise cannot vote or decide, then the responsibility for selecting the president and vice president devolves to the Congress.

The House of Representatives selects the president and the Senate selects the vice president.

Since the Republicans hold a majority in the House, presumably they would vote for Mitt Romney, and the Democrats in the Senate would vote for Joe Biden for vice president.

Can this work?

Sure it can.

Democrats have actually set this precedent of refusing to participate to deny Republicans a quorum. They did this in Wisconsin and in Texas. Why can’t we do this with the Electoral College?

Mitt Romney was a terrible candidate, and he will not be a great president. But he will be infinitely better than Barack Obama.

So how do we do this?

Mitt Romney carried 24 states. We need to have conservative activists from all over the nation contact the electors, the Republican Party and the secretary of state in all of these states and tell them not to participate in the Electoral College when it meets on Dec. 17.

If we can get 17 of those states (just over one-third) to refuse to participate, the Electoral College will have no quorum. Then, as the Constitution directs, the election goes to the House of Representatives.

That is how we can still pull this election out and make Mitt Romney president in January.

We need this concept shared with every tea party, liberty and patriotic group throughout the country. We have time to act, but we must pressure Republicans to do the right thing.

It does not matter who gets credit for this. The credit is not important. Using our last chance to defeat Barack Obama is important.

Far too often the Republican Party seems more interested in losing gracefully than winning and governing.

This is our last chance. We the people must contact the electors, party officials and secretaries of state from every red state and insist that they refuse to participate in the Electoral College.

We can still save America and use the Constitution to do it. But this truly is our last chance.

http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/how-obama-can-be-stopped-in-electoral-college/

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I thought YOU were writing this as a joke. Imagine my surprise when I scrolled down and found an actual SOURCE to this madness.

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I thought YOU were writing this as a joke. Imagine my surprise when I scrolled down and found an actual SOURCE to this madness.

Have you ever seen me write anything longer than 3-4 sentences? Cmon now.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

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Have you ever seen me write anything longer than 3-4 sentences? Cmon now.

I really should have known.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Why would the Republican House just settle for Massachusetts liberal like Mitt Romney, when they could select one of their own and a Real American, like Ron Paul?

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Why would the Republican House just settle for Massachusetts liberal like Mitt Romney, when they could select one of their own and a Real American, like Ron Paul?

If Ron Paul was that popular among Republicans, he wouldn't have had such a miserable showing in the primaries.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

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If Ron Paul was that popular among Republicans, he wouldn't have had such a miserable showing in the primaries.

Or John Boehner himself.

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And pass over their own nominee?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

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And pass over their own nominee?

Why not? The House would have the power to select whoever is Constitutionally qualified.

Of course, the House itself would have to seat a quorum themselves to proceed.

Edited November 21, 2012 by The Patriot

[Darnell 8,478]

that's a great concept (back at post #1) but -

is it even applicable? Mittzens already conceded.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

In classic Mitt style, he can claim he never conceded.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

that's a great concept (back at post #1) but -

is it even applicable? Mittzens already conceded.

The vote of the people doesn't count. The only people that can Constitutionally elect the President haven't met yet. Even after they meet, and vote, Congress has to certify the vote of the Electoral College.

December 17, 2012

The Electors meet in their state and vote for President and Vice President on separate ballots. The electors record their votes on six “Certificates of Vote,” which are paired with the six remaining Certificates of Ascertainment.

The electors sign, seal, and certify six sets of electoral votes. A set of electoral votes consists of one Certificate of Ascertainment and one Certificate of Vote. These are distributed immediately as follows:

one set to the President of the Senate (the Vice President) for the official count of the electoral votes on January 6, 2013;

two packages to the Secretary of State in the state where the electors met—one is an archival set that becomes part of the public record of the Secretary of State’s office and the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes;

two packages to the Archivist—one is an archival set that becomes part of the permanent collection at the National Archives and Records Administration and the other is a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes; and

one set to the presiding judge in the district where the Electors met—this is also a reserve set that is subject to the call of the President of the Senate to replace missing or incomplete electoral votes.

December 26, 2012

The deadline for receipt of the electoral votes by the President of the Senate and the Archivist is December 26, 2012. States face no legal penalty for failure to comply.

If votes are lost or delayed, the Archivist may take extraordinary measures to retrieve duplicate originals.

On or Before January 3, 2013

The Archivist and/or representatives from the Office of the Federal Register meet with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House in late December or early January. This is, in part, a ceremonial occasion. Informal meetings may take place earlier.

January 6, 2013

The Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes on January 6, 2013. Congress may pass a law to change this date.

The Vice President, as President of the Senate, presides over the count and announces the results of the Electoral College vote. The President of the Senate then declares which persons, if any, have been elected President and Vice President of the United States.

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 on the Certificate of Ascertainment would be counted in Congress.

If no Presidential candidate wins 270 or more electoral votes, a majority, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution provides for the House of Representatives to decide the Presidential election. If necessary the House would elect the President by majority vote, choosing from the three candidates who received the greatest number of electoral votes. The vote would be taken by state, with each state having one vote.

If no Vice Presidential candidate wins 270 or more electoral votes, a majority, the 12th Amendment provides for the Senate to elect the Vice President. If necessary, the Senate would elect the Vice President by majority vote, choosing from the two candidates who received the greatest number of electoral votes. The vote would be taken by state, with each Senator having one vote.

If any objections to the Electoral College vote are made, they must be submitted in writing and be signed by at least one member of the House and one Senator. If objections are presented, the House and Senate withdraw to their respective chambers to consider their merits under procedures set out in federal law.

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/key-dates.html

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Why not? The House would have the power to select whoever is Constitutionally qualified.

Looks like they have to select among the top three candidates.

[JohnR! 5,495]

In classic Mitt style, he can claim he never conceded.

The very concept of conceding is ridiculous, if you think of it. The People voted. Obama was elected. Majority in the EC and popular vote.

There isn't really anything to concede. Victory is not his to give, so much as defeat is his for the taking. :rofl: :rofl:

He doesn't need to admit he lost to validate the other guy won.

Edited November 21, 2012 by Gegel

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Another gem from World Nut Daily! Thanks for the chuckle 'cause this little scheme is not going to happen.