General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWonder which rethuglicon states are more likely to
Go along with RUMPS no election plan? Get the PROTESTS ready if they do!
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)But no one cares about our measly EC votes.
hahahahaha
But Oklahoma would delay or cancel the election at his request, even if it is illegal. They don't fucking care.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Not in the case of an election.
If a state doesnt hold an election, that state has no say in the selection of the next President and loses ALL of its representatives in the House. No Governor is going to do that to their state.
This is all a distraction from todays economic news. The Trump depression is upon us, and its going to clobber us.
-Laelth
Thekaspervote
(32,757 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,757 posts)Dotard.
It wont happen..governors cant cancel elections either
Response to bluestarone (Original post)
Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.
bluestarone
(16,924 posts)Getting close to the election, if it STILL looks like the asshole WILL do it then full steam ahead with the PRE PROTESTS!!!
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Imagine that you are the Governor of TX. Your party leader, the lunatic in the White House, has told you that you should not hold an election. He has no power to stop you from holding an election, but, for whatever reason, thats clearly what he wants. For your part, you know that your state will have NO SAY in selecting the next President if you dont hold an election. Even worse, your state will have NO MEMBERS in the House of Representatives if you dont hold an election. Youll also lose one Senate seat. What will you do? You will hold an election, no matter what the lunatic in the White House says.
The idea that there will be no November 2020 election is absurd. The election will happen. Nobody has the power to stop it. Our Constitution actually works fairly well.
-Laelth
Stuart G
(38,420 posts)..Trump can suggest anything. He cannot stop an election. No one person can do that.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Meanwhile, blue states will be voting and awarding EC votes.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Not to mention the fact that States that dont hold elections will have no members in the House of Representatives. The idea that there wont be an election is absurd.
-Laelth
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)Todays economic numbers say that we have just entered the Trump depression, and this depression is going to pummel us. Our economy is OFFICIALLY in an unprecedented nosedive.
-Laelth
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)States cannot change Federal Law, and the Congress will not change it, since the House of Representatives is controlled by Democrats.
There is nothing the President or any State can do to change the date of the Presidential Election.
Can we please stop chattering about this. It is a complete waste of time. The date is set by Federal Law. Any change would require Congressional action, which is not going to occur.
Thank you!
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Agree with your basic point. Its not going to happen, and its not worth discussing.
This is a distraction from todays colossally-bad economic news. We have officially entered the Trump depression, and this one is unprecedented. Its going to pummel us.
-Laelth