The nightmare no one really wants in this country is back.
Like a sequel to a bad movie. Is there a possible way to prevent either one of them becoming President?
There is actually…and it doesn’t require an insurrection.
It’s all right there in the Constitution. The 12th Amendment to be precise.
The rules for a “Contingent Election.”
Our Problem:
No one seems to want this choice.
The Problem? No two candidates have ever garnered so much negative opinion as these two. They are truly unpopular that various sources estimate that 60%–70% of the country wants another choice.
There may be a few contending Independents or Unaffiliated candidates for President, but this won’t solve the problem unless they win outright with 270 Electoral Votes.
If the Independent candidate doesn’t have support in the House, the decision will likely be for Trump.
That is the real problem:
That an Independent candidate will not do anything at all
as it stands if there is no outright win.
But there is a solution to this problem if the Independent candidate can force a Contingent Election...
Elect Representatives to Congress who pledge NOT to support Biden or Trump if this year's election goes to the House of
Representatives to be decided.
Some Background
A “Contingent Election” as called for in the 12th Amendment*.
A Contingent Election is one where no candidate obtains 270 Electoral Votes. In this case, the top three candidates from the General Election are chosen to be considered for the Presidency.
The decision for President from these three candidates is made by the incoming House of Representatives, with each state’s Representative delegation having one vote.
The winner is decided when he or she obtains 26 or more of the states’ votes.
*Cited Here: Summary Page, p2
For this strategy to work, we require 2 main ingredients:
- We need a viable INDEPENDENT or 3rd Party Candidate for President.
- We need Representatives in Congress who pledge NOT to support Biden or Trump.
No Labels and RFK Jr can satisfy the first requirement.
For the second requirement, We Need to Elect Independent Candidates to Congress (or obtain pledges from incumbents to break party ranks).
It’s not too late to get Independent candidates on ballots in most states. Many of the states deadlines for completing the ballot petitions are in the summer – as late as September in some states!
Think of this as an insurance policy in case the Independent candidate cannot win outright.
This CAN work, but it requires Action. Your involvement.
- To circulate and get signed ballot petitions for our candidates.
- To possibly run for office. (Yes, YOU! Why not?)
- To campaign vigorously for those candidates.
- And, of course, to vote for those Candidates on November 5th.
In Summary: Our Strategy
And thus we have NOT BIDEN, NOT TRUMP as President.
*For completeness, there is the scenario that the House will be deadlocked, so the Senate gets to appoint a temporary President until the House decides finally. There are a few seats we are looking to recruit for Senate to help prevent any strict party vote, though we doubt even a purely Democratic/Republican at this point would choose either of these two.
We Need You!
We are actively looking for candidates, volunteers, and donations. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Please take the time to visit our sister sites.
CIV
The movement and its overarching goals to make our government more responsive to the people it represents, and to put The “United” Back into the “United States of America.”
MOGWA
As in: Make Our GOVERNMENT Work Again! This site outlines many of the basic Calls to Action we believe are necessary to get the fundamentals back in place and “Drain the Swamp.”
Candidates
Please take a moment to consider whether you would be a good candidate for office. (Yes, YOU!) This is a “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
CIV supported candidates MUST agree:
- NOT to vote for Biden or Trump during a Contingency Election, if it comes to that.
- To support Amendments for term limits for Congress and a codified 9-Justice Supreme Court.
- Open primaries.
- An end to gerrymandering.
Check out the details on our “MOGWA – Make Our Government Work Again” page.
Our candidates also embrace the culture and profile set out in our Candidate Profile page and support the policies outlined on our Policies page.
Volunteers
We will need many volunteers in each state to:
- Sign Ballot Petitions
- Circulate Ballot Petitions
- Coordinate and collect ballot petitions
- Organize events to support our candidates
Please take a moment to consider if you could, as the election season goes into full force, be a volunteer to make this vision a reality.
Donate
This is a new Populist movement, and it takes money. We are up against powerful, established, and monied interests.
We use the money you donate and raise for such things as:
- Web and Social Media Development
- Marketing Advertising: Print, online, and Radio/TV
- Hiring professional staff to manage ballot petition drives and campaigns
- Vetting candidates to make sure they meet our standards
- Event venues and security
- Outreach
While we want to run these campaigns efficiently, these things all take money. Won’t you please take a moment to donate, if only $10, $25, $50 – or if you are able, more.
In closing, I ask you to consider this approach to wake up from this nightmare.
If we come together and we act with resolve, my friends, we are going to change this election.
Scott A. Rappoport
What would you give to support this?
What would you give to prevent Trump and Biden from being President again?
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