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3. Except... if he cancels elections he can decree that all Senators and Representatives keep their seats.

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:10 AM

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When you are king you can do that

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When Trump declares there will be no mid-term elections: [View all] Chasstev365 Thursday OP

Except in red states. SergeStorms Thursday #1

How exactly would that work even in theory? EdmondDantes_ Thursday #2

Elections aren't federal, so him saying he's cancelling them has no effect EdmondDantes_ Thursday #4

In that case, there is NO GOVERNMENT then! ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #5

maybe 50 countries is the goal. ret5hd Thursday #6

Separate, but NOT equal. ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #10

May I ask a favor? ret5hd Thursday #16

Can't he just abolish Congress altogether? durablend Thursday #7

No EdmondDantes_ Thursday #8

He may say it, actually doing it is something else entirely Torchlight Thursday #15

Things would stay..... SergeStorms Thursday #17

My thinking malaise Thursday #9

Hence his FBI's warning to Cali ... doublethink Thursday #11

I hope that Indivisible will organize a protest a month later... EarthFirst Thursday #12