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Trump Coronavirus (CV in US Politics)
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The running mate isn't running for President, nor would s/he be sworn in as anything at that point. The obvious exception is if Trump wins, then dies sometime in December, Pence would be sworn in - at least temporarily since he's already VP. If Biden wins, then dies in December, I don't think Harris would be sworn in.
Although certainly there would be legal challenges and would probably require a decision by the Supreme Court, I think that the VP-elect being sworn in a President is still the most likely outcome of a hypothetical death of the President-elect.
I think the logical process would be that since Harris is elected VP and there is no President, she would proceed to the presidency.
Typical.
The world would be a better place without Donald Trump. It would be sad for his family, of course, but him staying alive is going to cause more grief for other people's families in the future. Particularly if he wins the election.
Keep em coming. Who is next?
You can't delay the election, I gather, it's just not a thing.
Yeah of course. This time next week will feel a bit more comfortable!
Thanks. I hate it.
I'm sure that would be litigated to death since VPs are specifically elected to be VPs for the President that selected them and then was elected. If that President never gets inaugurated into office (using the "if Biden dies in December" example), it would be hard to put Harris in since she wasn't yet sworn in as a VP at the time of death.
Could this potentially delay or push back the date of the election?
Except that’s exactly what would happen, read the above posts re the 20th amendment.
No.
What’s the source for that?
This only applies after the electoral college meet in mid December (Dec 14th to be precise). If it happens before, then it doesn't apply and I believe the party can literally nominate a replacement President-elect.
If you really want to get into the weeds about elections with the deaths of candidates, and the ambiguities and possibility for legal and political schenigans, knock yourself out: https://digitalcommons.law.msu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1620&context=facpubs
It seems utterly insane that the wording in the amendment of:
“ If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.” (Bold added by me)
Could mean anything other than the election having been carried out. Congress surely can’t just refuse to count votes. The running mate has been elected to VP.
American election law is so fecking dumb.
Regarding your point (coloured), it's the electoral college that chooses the President, not the people. That's pretty well established in US law. It would all end up in court/ civil war if the worst happened.
*Church organs play*
"By god, its the undertaker!"
NO CORONA
This is going to be a crazy month
Maybe this'll finally get enough people to realise the EC is insane. I mean obviously it won't, but I can hope.
Will be interesting to see the Republican mask behaviour after this. Though saying that, it doesn't seem to have made much difference even now as the Prez is holed up for 2 weeks.
Must be more than just minor symptons as the fecker hasn't been on twitter for over 12 hours.
Sure hope Biden kept his distance from the Buffoon.
Only the Dems and GOPies voting together on an important piece of legislation can delay the election, and that will never happen this year.
He's getting his degree through WebMD as we speak.
It's coming from inside the house!
Why?
Sounds as if the next few days are going to be critical to beat this thing quickly. We’re all rooting for you, virus.
