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Chasstev365

(7,642 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 07:56 AM Thursday

When Trump declares there will be no mid-term elections:

There is a simple, legal solution. Every governor who opposes this malignant narcissist attempt to place himself above democracy should respond as follows:

In the state of ___________, We follow the constitution of the United States and it clear states in the Elections Clause, Article I, Section 4 "the Constitution empowers states to determine the “Times, Places and Manner” of holding federal elections." There are no exceptions for national emergencies or martial law. According, the state of ______________, will be holding elections on November 3rd whether you like it or not!

Boom!

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SergeStorms

(20,461 posts)
1. Except in red states.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 08:37 AM
Thursday

They'll follow "Dear Leader" over a cliff, which will make the elections null and void.

EdmondDantes_

(1,699 posts)
2. How exactly would that work even in theory?
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 08:46 AM
Thursday

If they don't have elections, they have functionally no representation in the House and lose about 20 Senators due to the expiration of their terms. That would hand us majorities in both chambers. During the Civil War the states that tried to secede simply didn't have representation in Congress. In that case they were expelled, but in this case they simply wouldn't be elected so no need to expel them.

Srkdqltr

(9,679 posts)
3. Except... if he cancels elections he can decree that all Senators and Representatives keep their seats.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:10 AM
Thursday

When you are king you can do that

EdmondDantes_

(1,699 posts)
4. Elections aren't federal, so him saying he's cancelling them has no effect
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:17 AM
Thursday

He's not a king.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,846 posts)
5. In that case, there is NO GOVERNMENT then!
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:21 AM
Thursday

If there are NO Elections, there is NO GOVERNMENT. We become 50 countries because not every state will comply. Even states that voted for Trump that receive more in Federal monies than they pay out.

States like Wyoming and Alaska may be larger in scope, but the least in population and not able to generate revenue via Taxes. There will be another revolution or Civil War Donny Dipshit had not planned for. We know he doesn't plan ahead. That rotten gut of his is hardly ever correct. Take Iran for example.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,846 posts)
10. Separate, but NOT equal.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 11:28 AM
Thursday

States like Illinois, Minnesota, California, New York, New Jersey, even Purple Texas, etc., have the means to generate revenues via taxes to support paying for services. But every business operating nation wide, military bases, etc., would be a mess.

The Confederacy lost because only upholding the institution of slavery, but industrially inadequate as well. That might be different today, but much of the southern states still rely on Agriculture for its main revenue source, with tourism a second.

Just my 2 cents worth.

ret5hd

(22,461 posts)
16. May I ask a favor?
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:12 PM
Thursday

I have posted this several times before. I hope you...anybody...takes the time to view it.

It exposes what -- I -- believe to be the root of things today...greed. (I'm always willing accept being wrong)

I believe this race/class/rural-urban/religious/etc shitstirring is more a means than a goal, foisted on us by those that...I can't even come up with the words.

Just today or yesterday "he" said something about how public lands are an economic waste. This isn't about that other stuff...this is about oligarchy and theft and destruction in the pursuit of riches at the expense of everyone else in the world.

Just a few minutes, maybe later sometime, to see if the subject rings true:

Torchlight

(6,739 posts)
15. He may say it, actually doing it is something else entirely
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:00 PM
Thursday

which I don't see happening. Talk is always cheap, his actions rarely follow through-- a weakness of human nature.

SergeStorms

(20,461 posts)
17. Things would stay.....
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 05:21 PM
Thursday

exactly as they currently are, giving "Hair Furor" control over everything, since they rubber stamp everything he wants anyway.

Total, permanent, fascist control.

malaise

(295,397 posts)
9. My thinking
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 11:14 AM
Thursday

He and his goons will attack Democratic leaning cities, blame Iran, ISIS, whoever and try to cancel elections.
He will fail.

doublethink

(7,326 posts)
11. Hence his FBI's warning to Cali ...
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:31 PM
Thursday

on a possible drone terrorist attack from Iran. False flag event immediately comes to mind.

EarthFirst

(4,098 posts)
12. I hope that Indivisible will organize a protest a month later...
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:34 PM
Thursday

Some signs and a honk and wave should suffice…

tritsofme

(19,877 posts)
13. Trump purporting to "cancel" elections would lead to an even greater Democratic landslide than we are already
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:48 PM
Thursday

headed toward.

If Trump announces the elections are “cancelled” Democratic governors simply won’t care.

It could in fact have the impact of severely driving down Republican turnout, since they believe the election is “cancelled”

Maybe some red states actually follow through and somehow cancel their elections, leading them to send no House members to the new Congress, which would now have insanely large Democratic majorities.

Ironically, “cancelling” the elections might be the only plausible way Democrats could assemble the sort of majorities that could impeach and remove him.

lark

(26,058 posts)
14. I guarantee you Death Sentence would cancel the elections, and so would most R governors.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:52 PM
Thursday

We are so fucked if/when that happens. Could the courts save us - don't know but krasnov's fascist regime would probably just ignore them.

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