Law-Breakers

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LAW-BREAKERS: When did Obama become "President-elect?"

Posted November 17th, 2008 by myhat2u
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/73353

This might seem like nitpicking to some, but why does the U.S. news media refer to Barack Obama as "President-elect?" According to the Constitution, the presidential election happens December 15th, when state electors cast their votes for president. Shouldn't he be referred to as "presumptive president-elect?"

Should some scandal erupt between now and December 15th, such as Obama being involved somehow in a crime, the electors could choose John McCain or some other candidate for president. So the presidential election has not been decided yet.

I understand that in the normal course of events the presidential race is decided on election day, but I feel the news media is doing a disservice to the public by referring to Obama as President-elect. Katie Couric had the nerve to correct someone who referred to Obama as "President," but she did so by saying he is "President-elect." She's the one who needed correcting, from my point of view!

To me, it shows a disregard for the Constitution of the United States to refer to a presidential candidate as president-elect when in fact no presidential election has yet been held.
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