NOW He's the President Elect

[elfs]

You know, it's actually annoyed me somewhat that the press has been referring to Barack Obama as the "president-elect." It's especially annoyed me (and made me wonder about the legality) that he's been acting from the Office of the President Elect (which is, in fact, a real office, created by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963).

Until the electoral college met, he was the president-designate. Now, as of 3:00pm yesterday, he's the president-elect.

Is this just nit-picking? I mean, it's a matter of law, isn't it?

Comments

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Elf, it's not officially official until the Senate meets and counts the votes cast. Somebody could challenge the vote. (I watched'em try in 2000...) Now, the odds of somebody actually getting away with such a challenge and allowing President Shoe's partymate to usurp things is pretty damn slim.... but still.

[kengr]

I suspect that McCain officially conceding the election has had a majot influence on the likelihood of anybody else trying to challenge (aside from the "Obama isn't a natural-born-citizen" nutjobs)

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Gore conceded too, albeit well after the fact, and they still tried to challenge it. Gore correctly gaveled it down - the congresscritter did not have a senator to co-sign the challenge - but they still tried.

(Truth be told, once Florida was that much in doubt, if the courts hadn't deigned to step in, the matter would've been in the hands of the Florida legislature, which was solidly GOP at that point... so while as it turned out I was quite unhappy with the results of 2000, they were correct. 2004 was the one that was more than likely stolen outright.)

[darrelx.livejournal.com]

If you don't agree with people who have different opinions than yours, just label them a nutjob.

That's what the DEMs did to just about everyone who appeared to support the GOP...

As for the "Obama isn't a natural-born-citizen" nutjobs, do you mean Philip J Berg? (http://obamacrimes.com) Isn't he a lifetime Democrat?

And if Obama didn't have anything to hide, why did he get the Governor of Hawaii to lock down the hospital records so that no one could look at them? Why hasn't he disclosed his college records? (perhaps because they list him as a foreign national so that he could get financial aid?)

But... I'm not bringing that up, just responding to your off-handed dismissal of the people as "nutjobs" just because you don't agree with them.

It's easy to call names... not so easy to actually prove your point.

[mikstera.livejournal.com]

What makes you think that he calls them "nutjobs" because he doesn't agree with them? Perhaps he has a whole host of reasons for using that label, and his disagreement with their position is merely a detail.

Textual communication... it is fraught with the opportunity for misunderstanding...