Donald Trump is not the Arbiter of the Election

[TexasTowelie]

One of the features of our electoral system is that there is not one presidential election on November 3. There are at least 50. And sometimes more as different states have counties that have different voting systems, as we learned in Florida in 2000. And in each state, it is the individual county and state boards of election that count the votes. Not Donald Trump. Each individual state certifies the vote count. Not Donald Trump.

All week long we are treated to Trump’s dictatorial wishes, and then press pieces saying Democrats are cowering in fear of what Trump will do. Like this Politico piece: “Republicans can no longer truthfully deny that Trump may be unwilling to leave office in the event he is defeated. And Democrats must now confront the possibility they may not have the power to stop him.”

The power to stop him? He can’t say “I’m not leaving” and have that pronouncement have the affect of law, of nullifying the election. As Alby says, wake up scaredy cats.

Trump cannot just stay in office no matter what. His constitutional term ends on January 20, 2021.

Read more: https://bluedelaware.com/2020/09/25/donald-trump-is-not-the-arbiter-of-the-election/

[Cha]

1. Damn Straight.. trump is the ELEPHANT SHITTER.

Dems Have NO FEAR!

If Biden WINS trump will LEAVE or be Escorted the FUCK OUT.. The Military Will ferret him out of the Bunker if Necessary.


"Trump Can't Just Refuse To Leave Office"

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By the same token, the entire U.S. military establishment will pivot away from ex-President Trump and salute President Biden. The principle of civilian control is hammered into American officers from the time they’re cadets—and the 20th Amendment of the Constitution states, “The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January”—no ifs, ands, or buts.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/trump-election-refusal-leave.html

Mahalo, TexasT!

[torius]

2. He's hoping to

create enough chaos that the election gets kicked to SCOTUS like with Bush/Gore. That’s why the Rs are in a rush to get their judge on the bench before the election.

[BadgerMom]

3. If the election results aren't close, he won't have that opportunity.

Most jurisdictions have rules regarding recounts. Vote totals for candidates must be as close as x or y percentage in order to trigger a recount. That’s often automatic. If we vote and vote early in large numbers Trump won’t have the chance he wants. Oh, he’ll whine and make life more miserable until his term ends, but he’s not going to have any legal opportunities if we do what we need to do.

[Thekaspervote]

4. This!

[Solly Mack]

5. He's a POS bully doing what a bullies do.

He'll do whatever he can to win but once it's all said and done, he'll leave. He'll shuffle away.