12th Amendment Plot Bunny

[NOIRTRASH]

The 12th Amendment applies when no one gets enough electoral votes in a presidential election. The election goes to Congress where each state gets one vote to cast for president, and one vote to cast for vice president. The vice president is picked first, to take charge of the US Senate. California and Hawaii get one vote, so there is plenty of horse trading to win that solitary vote.

Back in 1824 Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but didn't win the electoral vote.
He and John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay were the contestants. Jackson was the Donald Trump of his day. He got shit. John Quincy Adams got President, and Henry Clay of someone else got Vice President, they don't hafta be in the same party.

So my new story is about two folks who despise each other elected President and Vice President...think Hillary and Monica, or Donald and Rosie.

 

[49greg]

When I was a kid I lived in the Philippines (Dad worked for a US company with offices there.) I was too young to remember who got elected, or what the issues were, but the system was that the guy who got the most votes was the Prez. The guy who got the second most votes became the Vice Prez.

So by the very nature of the system the Prez and his Vice were automatically enemies or at least in different parties. Although I seem to remember that back then the same guy was in office for decades.

 

[JKendallDane]

And the comedic film version is two former Presidents that hate each other joining forces to expose the completely corrupt current President. Wasn't a blockbuster by any means but well worth a watch when you need a good laugh.

http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce07b8c-fc9b/k2-_0618b28d-050f-4516-97d8-bd083c49157c.v2.jpg

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[NOIRTRASH]

And the comedic film version is two former Presidents that hate each other joining forces to expose the completely corrupt current President. Wasn't a blockbuster by any means but well worth a watch when you need a good laugh.

http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce07b8c-fc9b/k2-_0618b28d-050f-4516-97d8-bd083c49157c.v2.jpg

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Okay. I'm thinking gladiatorial contest before the votes are counted.

 

[JKendallDane]

Okay. I'm thinking gladiatorial contest before the votes are counted.

Hilliary and Sarah Palin would have all sorts of possibilities in that scenario.

First order of business after the inauguration would be Hillary ordering the Secret Service to convert one of the rooms in the West Wing basement labyrinth into a lesbian dungeon so "I'll have a place for private meetings with the new VP."

You could have a best seller on your hands with that one, James.

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[NOIRTRASH]

Hilliary and Sarah Palin would have all sorts of possibilities in that scenario.

First order of business after the inauguration would be Hillary ordering the Secret Service to convert one of the rooms in the West Wing basement labyrinth into a lesbian dungeon so "I'll have a place for private meetings with the new VP."

You could have a best seller on your hands with that one, James.

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I'm thinking SINISTER. When Hillary starts shit with Palin, Palin says YUH S'POSE BILL KNOWS YOURE NOT REALLY FEMALE, BUT A CUNT WITH X AND Y CHROMOSOMES?

 

[loquere]

The 12th Amendment applies when no one gets enough electoral votes in a presidential election. The election goes to Congress where each state gets one vote to cast for president, and one vote to cast for vice president. The vice president is picked first, to take charge of the US Senate. California and Hawaii get one vote, so there is plenty of horse trading to win that solitary vote.

Back in 1824 Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but didn't win the electoral vote.
He and John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay were the contestants. Jackson was the Donald Trump of his day. He got shit. John Quincy Adams got President, and Henry Clay of someone else got Vice President, they don't hafta be in the same party.

So my new story is about two folks who despise each other elected President and Vice President...think Hillary and Monica, or Donald and Rosie.

President Hilary Clinton & Vice President Sarah Palin

 

[Bramblethorn]

It's a bit weirder than that. Congress chooses the President, but Senate chooses the VP. So it's quite plausible that you'd get a Republican president and Democrat VP or vice versa, if Congress and Senate have different majorities.

 

[Delilah_Night]

And the comedic film version is two former Presidents that hate each other joining forces to expose the completely corrupt current President. Wasn't a blockbuster by any means but well worth a watch when you need a good laugh.

http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce07b8c-fc9b/k2-_0618b28d-050f-4516-97d8-bd083c49157c.v2.jpg

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I *love * this movie