A lot of Americans are woefully uninformed. It’s not their fault. It’s just the truth.
Anyway, I heard something interesting on Real Time with Bill Maher (I get some of my best information that way;)). 52% of Republicans say they would support postponing the next presidential election, due to voter fraud.
I know President Trump also says he admires dictatorships. What if he just declares himself dictator for life?
I know to do that, he would need support of other people. He couldn’t just do it alone.
So I guess I have two questions: Will he do it? And will he get enough support to get away with it? And perhaps thirdly: Will there then be any way to get him out of power?
There is a touching story of George Washington resigning his commission, after the American Revolution, when they could have declared him King. In the USA, we have had a peaceful transference of power for over 200 years. Could that all change now?
I would immediately stop working and begin protesting, as loudly and forcefully as possible, that this was unacceptable. I would urge my fellow citizens to bring this country to a standstill until the situation was properly resolved. I would not stop until the situation was properly resolved. I would escalate tactics in necessary.
ETA: If a situation like the OP describes comes to pass, I will consider that a revolution/uprising is taking place and I will act accordingly to wrest control of this country back from those who are acting unlawfully.
No one is more offended and disgusted by Trump and his enablers than I am, but even I don’t think he’d refuse to leave office when his term is up. I’ve been wrong before, but surely this would be too much even for Ryan and McConnell. Right? Please tell me I’m right.
I agree with everything beyond the first couple points. He wouldn’t get away with it, though I’d wager the idea has been floated in the Oval Office, given the other horrendous things that have leaked out of there.
Especially since he can’t call off elections. It isn’t his call. There are no federally-run elections - only a bunch of State/Territory/DC elections that all occur on the same day. trump can no longer postpone California’s elections than he can fly to the moon by flapping his arms. On top of that, the people in charge of accepting the results of elections for federal office are members of the Legislative Branch, not the Executive. So he can’t mess with it that way either.
Really, people. Were you all asleep in American Government class in high school?
Question for those who think that stalling/cancelling elections would be justification for war - would you also consider going to war if a government went forward with elections while knowing that the election was rigged (perhaps though illegal votes…)?
That is comparing apples to oranges, IMO. It is easy to know if the elections were canceled: they don’t happen or aren’t scheduled. It is difficult to know that an election is being rigged.
My vague and blurry point was that if you think that cancelling elections is fighting words, you could very easily find people on the opposite side that would see efforts to have the election as fighting words. It could get lively.
As a person who doesn’t have a bunker full of guns and a desire to murder, I’d be hunkering down.
