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drray23

(8,817 posts)
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:36 PM Saturday

The latest scheme to steal the elections

so, Louisiana unilateraly declared an emergency and suspended elections in progress (primaries). I do not see a huge uproar about that yet other than people like Marc Elias raising the alarm.

If Lousiana can do that now, despite the fact that they are not entitled to do so, what is stopping other states from doing that in November when they see the elections are going the way of the democrats?


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dweller

(28,609 posts)
1. All rep's terms end
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:41 PM
Saturday

without elections , same for senators who are running .

Their terms in office are *time limited , without elections they no longer hold that office . In other words they don’t just extend .


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edit : time for term

drray23

(8,817 posts)
2. that would still generate a huge amount of chaos and uncertainty.
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:43 PM
Saturday

Even if their terms end, what happens if the legal fight gets stuck in the Supreme Court? do we have no congress until this is resolved, or does the court unlawfully say that the existing reps can stay until they decide the case?

Submariner

(13,412 posts)
4. I hope Greenland sends a letter to the U.S. Envoy to Geenland
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:52 PM
Saturday

to let him know that if and when that peckerhead ever visits, don't ever try pulling any political stunts here like you do in Louisiana or he might get mistaken for walrus during hunting season.

dem4decades

(14,273 posts)
5. I think i saw that Louisiana is 30% black and after this they will have no representation in congress.
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:55 PM
Saturday

Fiendish Thingy

(23,812 posts)
6. Suspension is not the same as cancellation
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:02 PM
Saturday

They are going to redraw districts then hold their primary, followed by the general in November.

If elections were cancelled, then Louisiana would have no representation in congress starting January 2027. Other state positions would also be vacant.

So if red states want to cancel their elections, go right the fuck ahead- it would result in Dems having supermajorities where they could override Trump’s vetoes and impeach and remove him from office.

That’s why they won’t cancel their elections.

Igel

(37,607 posts)
7. Early voting was to start, the Internet tells me, on 5/2.
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:44 PM
Saturday

The same Internet tells me that the voting (at least for the relevant races) was suspended on 5/1.

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