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Would the current state of affairs qualify for cancelling the mid-terms? Is that overly cynical? Not in the US, not a US citizen or voter. My suspicion is the
by ggm 7mo ago
Would the current state of affairs qualify for cancelling the mid-terms? Is that overly cynical?
Not in the US, not a US citizen or voter. My suspicion is the answer is "no, but it is not a given that a competent supreme court which looks likely to overturn the WH exists, if they say they want to do this"
- atq2119 7mo agoAFAIUI, elections in the US are not run by the federal government but by the states. Trying to cancel elections seems like it'd be a lot harder than in other countries.
- ggm 7mo agoHopefully that is reassuring. Worryingly I would like some sense of confirmation but in any case I expect a declaration it's not a valid real result because that's what happened before, counts not withstanding.
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- zzrrt 7mo ago> Texas or Arizona or North Carolina or Florida All Red states. So if you roll over and let the federal government trample your state's sovereignty, they won't murder people in your state? Somehow I don't think that's what federalism was supposed to mean. Trump nearly passed out with glee when he was talking to the Ukrainian president and found out elections are canceled, by their law, due to martial law because of the war. I would not so casually assume he won't try it here.
- anon7000 7mo agoSeriously, it’s totally fair to think that there’s no way they’ll be cancelled. There are some checks and balances left. But if you voted for Trump, you should be DEEPLY concerned about how much he loves toying with the idea. It’s frankly more impeachable than nearly anything I’ve heard of, since it’d be fucking treasonous to cancel elections. Demand better from your representatives and officials, and stop voting MAGA so we can get out of this mess.
- zzrrt 7mo agoIf the checks and balances are fine, what do his voters have to worry about? I'd like to be wrong, but Congress failed to convict him the last time he tried to overthrow the election, SCOTUS has partisan justices supporting him. If they're creative enough and people are scared enough...
- incze 7mo agoseems from outside, that many things happen, that's never happened in the entire history of this country, as your prez says many times a day, that "you've never seen before". otoh, i saw ice agents to murder a super aggresive protester, who was actually trying to help a super aggressive woman dumped to the earth by ice agents, from many angle. also, and i followed minnesotans aggressively filming everywhere what happens to them. and i saw, how aggressive they were to bovino and co. so, i really understand your rant.
- throwawaytea 7mo agoIf you can't follow basic police orders, you probably shouldn't visit the US, that's for sure.
- Tadpole9181 7mo agoThe US does not have a legal avenue for cancelling elections regardless of circumstances without a constitutional amendment. It cannot happen under any conditions or circumstances. To do so would basically be an open announcement of dictatorship and - more than we have already - the end of rule of law and a likely civil war.
- disqard 7mo agoYou are more confident about this than I am. Let's revisit this comment in December. I truly hope you are proved right by history, but I'm concerned.
- Tadpole9181 7mo agoI didn't say they wouldn't actually try / do it. Just being clear that the US does not define any legal avenue whatsoever.
- AnimalMuppet 7mo agoDecember's too soon. Let's revisit it in January, after the new Congress is seated... or not.