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Laelth

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12. Imagine that you are the Governor of CA.
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 12:04 PM
Jul 2020

You control your state’s elections. The President can’t stop you, so you will hold your election, no matter what the lunatic in the White House says. You will certify your electoral votes, and they will then vote in the electoral college (for Biden, presumably).

Now, 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, that’s clearly what he wants. For your part, you know that your state will have NO SAY in selecting the next President if you don’t hold an election. Even worse, your state will have NO MEMBERS in the House of Representatives if you don’t hold an election. You’ll 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

Virus disproportionately impacts the poor and people of color flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #1
No one person has the power to cancel the Nov. 2020 election. Laelth Jul 2020 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2020 #11
Imagine that you are the Governor of CA. Laelth Jul 2020 #12
Trump has power to affect the election in his favor though, cancellation is not necessary to do so uponit7771 Jul 2020 #18
Chump can't cancel the election FakeNoose Jul 2020 #3
I assume you have well thought out plans in place in case Trump cancels the election Kaleva Jul 2020 #4
Is there a strategy? Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #5
Now that all Covid information mercuryblues Jul 2020 #6
I really with people would get off these nutty scenarios BannonsLiver Jul 2020 #7
What's nutty? The idea that the cheating loser would do anything to stay in power? NightWatcher Jul 2020 #8
It's nuttier than squirrel shit dude. BannonsLiver Jul 2020 #9
Then answer why are they forcing kids back? NightWatcher Jul 2020 #10
Only non-curious people and bots are rejecting such questions now lostnfound Jul 2020 #19
Again, what's your plan if Trump cancels the elections? Kaleva Jul 2020 #13
+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Jul 2020 #15
Nice to see someone can afford to give Trump the benefit of the doubt uponit7771 Jul 2020 #16
Trump was installed to fuck US. No one does anything to stop him. triron Jul 2020 #14
Yes, it's Putin's Pay For Slay program. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #17
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