GottaLaff ,
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Last night, via Ruth Ben-Ghiat:

Oh I see. The ideal date for the authoritarian to have elections: never.

Biden-Harris HQ:

#Trump says he “wants to be able” to override the Constitution to “pick” when elections are held

Npars01 ,
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MaggyWells ,
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@Npars01 @GottaLaff and elections are fixed.

timo21 ,
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@GottaLaff If the USA had a parliamentary system, Trump would have never been Prime Minister.

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lupus_blackfur ,
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@GottaLaff

Until and unless the MAGAt party is burnt to the ground & entirely rebuilt from some new fundamental basis...

It simply cannot be allowed for a "Republican" to win a Presidential election, for if one does win, that will be the death of American democracy and the full instantiation of the New American Oligarchy complete with all the expected corruptions & commensurate loss of freedoms for the rank and file.

Every Pres election from this point forward is that selfsame turning point.

Aviva_Gary ,
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@GottaLaff How loud must he scream this for people to listen?

jastity ,
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@GottaLaff

To be fair that’s how Westminster elections work. And there’s an element to picking a time to your advantage, certainly. But the entire thing is over after a few weeks and proper government can resume.

Mary625 ,
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GottaLaff OP ,
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@Mary625 It's been reported for years that if he gets in, he'll try to remain pres. indefinitely.

Mary625 ,
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@GottaLaff

Oh no doubt. I misunderstood and thought this meant for this year.

Until he drops, if he's in, we won't have another election. Totally agree

hwebb ,
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@GottaLaff So he's saying that Biden should be able to do that now, and, say, postpone the next election indefinitely?

GottaLaff OP ,
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@hwebb Yep

MorganV ,

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To add to RB-G's statement, it's absolutely clear he never wants another one. Because he's saying "I want to be able to do that, is that possible."

Not as an ordinary citizen, it's not. Which means it's only possible if he becomes President. And as he's term limited, it means he's saying that he never wants another, or he intends to ignore the 22nd Sec 1, and run for a third term.

That, or he's just an ignorant moron.

Or both.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@MorganV It's clear that if he gets in, he'll try to stay in til he dies. That's been covered in reporting for years.

And yes, he's also an ignorant moron.

StrangeNoises ,
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@GottaLaff British prime ministers get to do that. And yes, it completely sucks.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@StrangeNoises And they don’t have a US Constitution that they’re supposed to stick to.

StrangeNoises ,
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@GottaLaff still as we've learned, a constitution, written or otherwise, doesn't operate itself. needs hands at the controls.

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@StrangeNoises Right, but at least we have one that has term limits.

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