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Topic: That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here’s What It Could Mean.
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teasel
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posted October 30, 2024 02:53 PM
  
The “secret” almost certainly involves a plan to install Trump in the White House if he loses the election—but this plan could be even worse than you think. http://www.thenation.com/article/politics/little-secret-trump-johnson-election/ IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted October 30, 2024 02:55 PM
Trump revealed that he doesn’t actually need votes to be installed as president again. Referencing a “secret plan” he has with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Trump said this: “I think with our little secret we are gonna do really well with the House, our little secret is having a big impact, he and I have a little secret, we will tell you what it is when the race is over.”When pressed, Speaker Johnson released a statement effectively confirming the existence of the plot: “By definition, a secret is not to be shared—and I don’t intend to share this one.” Most educated guesses assume that Trump and Johnson are “secretly” talking about installing Trump as president through a “contingent election,” whereby the House of Representatives, not the Electoral College, determines the president. I think the plot goes deeper than that, but let’s start with the contingent election idea. To understand how this could work, you have to understand the 12th Amendment of the Constitution. Here’s the key language: “The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote[.]” This is what people are talking about when they mention a contingent election. What the amendment means is that, if no candidate wins a majority of the Electoral College, the House gets to decide who the president is. The key here is that the process is based not on a vote of the full House but a vote of House delegations, with each state getting an equal vote. Currently, Republicans control 26 of the 50 House delegations, meaning they could hand Trump the presidency in a contingent election scenario. IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted October 30, 2024 02:56 PM
So, they plan to CHEAT, as always. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted October 30, 2024 02:57 PM
Wow, you deranged idiots are really complex with your CONSPIRACY THEORIES.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted October 30, 2024 02:58 PM
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Originally posted by teasel:
So, they plan to CHEAT, as always.
That wouldn't be cheating. That would be constitutional. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted October 30, 2024 03:00 PM
President Trump IS going to be the next POTUS, one way or another. Bet.IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted October 30, 2024 03:02 PM
So, are they just going to have a pizza party, some beer, and admit defeat? No. They’re cheating, and they are admitting it, because they think they have this in the bag, without the votes. This, as described, and their extremist SCOTUS majority. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted October 30, 2024 03:11 PM
If it meets the constitutional requirement, that is the highest law in the land. It's not cheating.IP: Logged | |
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