House gets ready for 269-269 (GOP rule change for EV tie-breaker votes)

[Rose Siding]

GOP ponders rule change in case the Electoral College ends up dead even

House Republican leaders are preparing a rule change that would establish new procedures to break an election tie if the Electoral College is deadlocked.

The rules would be considered in the new Congress, which would determine who becomes president if the Electoral College cannot do so.
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The Constitution lays out how a tied election is to be decided. Each state gets to cast one vote in the House, and the candidate who gets a majority, 26 votes, wins. Republicans currently control 30 House delegations, which would give Bush a pronounced advantage.

But the Constitution is silent on how a state would decide how to assign its vote. That could create uncertainty. In 2000, for example, Rep. Connie Morella (R-Md.) said she would vote for Al Gore within her state caucus; her district voted for the vice president in his presidential bid.............

http://www.hillnews.com/news/110204/house.aspx

[SnowGoose]

1. Thanks for the information but it's not going to matter.

When the pundits are shaking their head, and Brokaw is explaining the omlette on the front of his suit.

Landslide.

[Dhalgren]

2. I have a gut feeling that you are right.

My gut has been wrong before (but for the right reasons), but I really feel like Kerry is going to blow this thing away.

[CookieD]

9. Please let your gut be right. eom

[bamacrat]

14. our guts think alike

but alas I DO NOT TRUST REPUBLICANS if there is a 269 to 269 tie then the senate, house, supreme court all repuke ran will appoint bush, but the polls look good and we have like guts so
LANDSLIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rose Siding]

4. Oh, but it's fun to see them scurry around...

trying to pad their chances.

[OKNancy]

3. This is one time I wish

we didn't have to make the subject line of our DU post match the article headline.

Here I posted the final Harris results ( very accurate in 2000 )

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x952875

They have Kerry winning Florida and Ohio!!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

5. Too bad it's not going to matter

[VivaKerry]

7. That's the BEST map I have seen all season.

Thanks!

[malachi]

10. Could you kindly provide the source or www. for this map.

[VivaKerry]

6. Um yah, we are just going to LET them do it to us again?

They are horribly disconnected from reality!

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

8. A vote from each state?

Forgive my ignorance, but isn't that what the Senate is for?

[jwirr]

11. That is not comforting!

The present House and Senate are controlled by repugs.

[stameyjd]

12. DRUDGE REPORTS EARLY KERRY LEAD!

DRUDGE IS REPORTING KERRY LEADING IN EARLY RETURNS!

[Skittles]

13. how about going with the popular vote in that scenario?

it would seem logical