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De Omnibus Dubitandum - Lux Veritas

Saturday, November 3, 2012

History Lesson For the Day

From Robert McNamara, your Guide to 19th Century History
Recent news stories have played up the idea that the presidential election could result in a tie in the electoral college. And that would mean the winner would be selected by the House of Representatives.   That happened once before, in the election of 1800. When Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both came up with 73 electoral votes, it revealed a serious flaw in... Read more

My Take - I knew that a tie sent the choice of President to the House of Representatives.... But what is the rest of the story?   

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