CDR: Re: A successful lawsuit means Gore wins!

Declan McCullagh declan at well.com
Thu Nov 9 17:49:15 PST 2000


Jim clearly needs some remedial education in the U.S. Constitution,
particularly the 12th Amendment.

-Declan


On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 06:19:38PM -0600, Jim Choate wrote:
> 
> This following a near impeachment.
> 
> What happens if by the day the new president is to take his oath there is
> still no clear winner? Even if the candidates get together and one is a
> gracious loser, the trauma won't be lessened. There will be literaly no
> faith in the president. What would Congress need to do in order to pass an
> emergency resolution that would allow the current president to stay in
> office until the issue is resolved. Could this be a new way to get a third
> term? Would the vice-president (who serves when the president can't) then
> be the next in line (assume the speaker of the house would be next if
> memory serves)?
> 
> Any civil liberties group worth the name better get ready to go into high
> gear. Voters and juries are going to be extremely critical of government
> activity.
> 
> Expect to see a drop in law and government related employment below it's
> current nadir.
> 
> This will probably distract the military from as many foreign involvements
> as well. There will be no clear foreign policy. This could have
> devastating effects for many of the high tension areas (e.g. China -
> Taiwan). It will probably effect global terrorism as well. We'll also see
> an increase in espionage as well. This could effect future crypto regs in
> a negative way as well. Cyphers and paranoid politicians.
> 
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