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CTyankee

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10. But can any President cancel an election?

Reply to sop (Reply #5)

Wed May 28, 2025, 04:56 PM

May 28

He'd have a hell of a time trying to do such a thing. If he ordered the armed services of the U.S. to enforce such a mandate (which he can't mandate anyway) how would that proceed to happen?

I think we get off on a wrong track here when foresee this kind of action. Of course, it has never happened before so we don't really know but my sense is that he would be stopped in his tracks before he could even start plotting it.

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If we gain power in 2026 [View all] EndlessWire May 28 OP

I hope there are legitimate elections in 2026. I'm betting Trump will do everything in his power to prevent that. Jim__ May 28 #1

I'm old enough to remember Joe McCarthy and his Senate UnAmerican Activities Committee CTyankee May 28 #3

It wasn't an elected official Rastapopoulos May 28 #9

If the polls show Republicans will be wiped out in 2026, as I expect they will, Trump will try to cancel the election. sop May 28 #5

But can any President cancel an election? CTyankee May 28 #10

The Senate would never go along. But, is there any possibility of disciplinary action against the Rs in in2herbs May 28 #2

What do you mean by "disciplinary action"? They could be censured tritsofme May 28 #4

Even if we retake control of the Senate we will not have anywhere near the two-thirds necessary totodeinhere May 28 #6

He MUST be impeached. elleng May 28 #7

Impeachment, indictments, trials, fraud and rape jury verdicts, etc., didn't help us in 2024 unless one believes trump Silent Type May 28 #8

Blame Democrats: why don't they do this, why didn't they do that, sitting there, allowing/letting/not stopping Trump. betsuni May 28 #11

And, what is YOUR plan of action? EndlessWire May 28 #12

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