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November 26, 2008
Office of the President-Elect?
Home for the holiday (well, got here last night and leaving for some house in North Georgia this afternoon for a gathering of Tinklers).
My father, like many sensible people, would like to know when we created a constitutional position for the president-elect. And wouldn't that be after the electoral college meets, anyway? I couldn't help him there, but then I don't believe in a very lively constitution, either. I found this, though. The lectern-frontal is really annoying.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at November 26, 2008 9:25 AM
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Tell your father that there is no constitutional position for the president-elect. Name one figure who has said otherwise.
....Boris. Read more carefully - my father spoke with sarcasm. But it was sarcasm based on the signage produced by the Obama campaign (campaign, because it's not yet an administration). --MCT
Posted by: Boris at November 26, 2008 5:45 PM
I agree that there is really no office of the president-elect under the U.S. Constitution, and that in normal circumstances the newly elected president should wait until after his official confirmation by the Electoral College. But I wonder if these times really constitute a normal period.
Posted by: John Thomas McGuire at November 27, 2008 4:18 PM
Oh we never have created an office for the President-elect, he just created one. The liberals enjoy creating things out of thin air.
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Posted by: Christopher Hamilton at November 28, 2008 3:12 PM
HA! Wow, just another demonstration by the biased liberal illuminati media to push Obama into office faster and symbolically turn the limelight completely away from Bush! It is pretty hilarious when people have to MAKE UP an office to further push their agenda. How far have we come?!
Posted by: Corinne at November 28, 2008 6:58 PM