Posted by:
Dave the Atheist
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Date: July 04, 2017 03:16PM
bdeems1 writes ...
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"Our Constitution is WHY the Electoral “College” Exists! Back in “Those Days,” a Long Time Ago, Women “Did NOT” Vote, but Colonial Women sure Bore Arms!
Most People ALSO Don’t Know, but When our Third POTUS was Elected, there WAS, “a Problem”? IF the Electoral “College” Vote “Is Tied,” then The US Senate Votes to “Decide” Who the Next POTUS Will Be! “Believe Me,” it’s IN our Constitution! In that Presidential Election there Were ONLY 14 “States,” and a Couple of Virginia “Gentlemen” were Running in That Presidential Election and The Electoral “College” was “TIED” After Several Votes! SO, The US Senate “Voted MANY Times” to “Break the TIE,” and the Senate’s 28 Votes were TIED each Time!
“Don’t WORRY,” Those 2 Virginia “Gentlemen” were the (Early?) Republican named Thomas Jefferson, and The Federalist named John Hancock, “RING Any Bells”???
Our 2nd POTUS Was from a NE Union State, but John Adams was Never a US Senator, but Another NE Union State Senator, who “Apparently” Wasn’t “Very Well” liked(???) Proposed a “Solution” to this “BIG Problem” The USA Faced?
Senator Aaron Burr “Proposed” that Those 2 Virginia “Gentlemen,” Face Off in a Duel to Decide Who the Next POTUS Would Be!
Of Course these 2 Friends Accepted Senator Burr’s “Idea” and were Issued Dueling Pistols in Front of The US Capitol in Washington DC (Our Capitol was Still being Re-Built after Our WAR of 1812!) and Paced Off 10 Paces, Turned and the Federalist John Hancock Fired his Shot! He was “Supposed To” Miss, but John Hancock put a Hole in Thomas Jefferson’s Jacket so Thomas Jefferson just Lowered HIS Pistol and they Shook Hands and Jefferson Became our 3rd POTUS that Day in Washington DC!
Needless to Say, nobody “Liked” Aaron Burr anyway."