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The 12th amendment to the constitution is not the most plainly worded of the amendments. it sets out the rules for the electoral college. a process that can seem opaque even on a clear day. but this little bit of legal algebra, the part about not being an inhabitant of the same state with themselves. it means the candidate for president and vice president cannot live in the same state. you cant be president and vice president on the same ticket if youre from the same state. so if newt gingrich n...

Residents of virginia. that has not been bob macdomds custom. he said quote, id be very interested. it is a swing state. im not asking for the call. im not looking for the call. ive got the best job in america, but i think anybody whos in public life if a presidential nominee said i need your help to win, well, it would be a tremendous honor. please call me. call collect. anytime. you have my cell number. virginias governor has been an enthusiastic supporter of his own candidacy for vice preside...

Ask them what they plan to do in the meantime while theyre waiting for their constitutional amendment to come through. and remember, it is okay to laugh at them while you say it. joining us, a law professor. welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> let me start with the premise that i just outline, it is gosh darn difficult to amend the constitution. do you think thats a fair assess nmt. >> i think thats a quite fair assessment. in 220 years, weve only done it 17 times. the first ten ...

Thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> let me start with the premise that i just outline, it is gosh darn difficult to amend the constitution. do you think thats a fair assessment? >> i think thats a quite fair assessment. in 220 years, weve only done it 17 times. the first ten went through pretty quickly but after that, its taken a while. it usually requires something pretty huge to get a constitutional amendment through. >> are there certain types of constitutional amendments...

Important things. >> sean: that gives a good insight into you and the vice president he had a sense of humor. he was reticent. >> he didnt want it. the irony is bush thinks he offered him and cheney accepted and cheney is saying ill take but why didnt you meet with danforth one more time. cheney is on his way to reregister to vote in wyoming. he had a certain amount of time to reregister. voting in the wyoming primary in august would give us extra defense on 12th amendment. >> sean: you bring us...

Alternate slates of electors. now, thats one of the many tactics in this plot thats come to view over time and this matters tonight, this story is now, this investigation is now and these kinds of plots if not addressed and publicized will be potentially used again in the future to steal your vote. but we know more about it thanks to the government investigations as well as investigative journalism. while some of the aides ran from these plots, we have been digging into the scheme how it was goi...

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