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brettdale

(12,381 posts) Mon Apr 13, 2020, 08:12 PM Apr 2020

Total authority means no election this year

Who's going to stop him?

No one has yet.

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Total authority means no election this year (Original Post) brettdale Apr 2020 OP

We'll be voting in November. If we turn out, we'll win and he'll leave office in Jan. Hoyt Apr 2020 #1

A lot of people here need a Civics refresher course. Trump CANNOT cancel the Election... brooklynite Apr 2020 #2

Don't be ridiculous. nt Codeine Apr 2020 #3

Who would stop him if he just dissolved Congress? procon Apr 2020 #4

Just because he can't doesn't mean he won't try. And that alone will create turmoil. sop Apr 2020 #5

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. We'll be voting in November. If we turn out, we'll win and he'll leave office in Jan.

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 08:14 PM

Apr 2020

brooklynite

(94,585 posts)

2. A lot of people here need a Civics refresher course. Trump CANNOT cancel the Election...

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 08:15 PM

Apr 2020

...because there isn't a Federal Election. There are 51 State/District Elections. And even if the Election WAS cancelled, Trump's term ends on january 20.

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

3. Don't be ridiculous. nt

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 08:15 PM

Apr 2020

procon

(15,805 posts)

4. Who would stop him if he just dissolved Congress?

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 08:26 PM

Apr 2020

Lock the doors and pick up all the reigns of power into his control. Trump has probably already designed his own military uniform as befitting his image of The War President.

sop

(10,190 posts)

5. Just because he can't doesn't mean he won't try. And that alone will create turmoil.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2020, 08:35 PM

Apr 2020

It may screw up the voting process enough to make any result appear contestable. Trump only needs a small opening.

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