President Trump did the ultimate troll on the media this morning when he tweeted out the following:
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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???
8:46 AM · Jul 30, 2020
All the MSM and Twitter was set on fire with tweets and articles from the Left losing their minds.
"He can't do this!" "There it is, he's going to become the dictator, just as we said!"
Blah, blah, blah.
Tim Cast was quick to follow with a Twitter post telling them the President absolutely CAN do this:
Quote:
Tim Pool@Timcast
[url=https://twitter.com/Timcast]
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This was written in 2007 about Directive 51 Specifically questioning the legal authority of ED51 and the President's ability to postpone elections due to a catastrophe https://slate.com/human-interest
According to
Directive 51, the POTUS has every right to postpone anything government-related if it poses a threat to the public. I'd say this "pandemic" would qualify.
He also needs to make sure the people get a fair and just outcome/count from the election, and mail-in voting makes it too easy to cheat.
This is just typical trolling by Trump.
Calm down.
He probably just needed to keep the media busy while they go out and do some business for America without having them there to twist the narrative.
Or...
He is forcing the Left to stop pushing mail-in voting and agree to going to the polls. If they don't give in, I wouldn't be surprised if he did go through with this.
(07-30-2020, 07:53 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: [ -> ]President Trump did the ultimate troll on the media this morning when he tweeted out the following:
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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???
8:46 AM · Jul 30, 2020
All the MSM and Twitter was set on fire with tweets and articles from the Left losing their minds.
"He can't do this!" "There it is, he's going to become the dictator, just as we said!"
Blah, blah, blah.
Tim Cast was quick to follow with a Twitter post telling them the President absolutely CAN do this:
Quote:
Tim Pool@Timcast
[url=https://twitter.com/Timcast]
·
This was written in 2007 about Directive 51 Specifically questioning the legal authority of ED51 and the President's ability to postpone elections due to a catastrophe https://slate.com/human-interest
According to Directive 51, the POTUS has every right to postpone anything government-related if it poses a threat to the public. I'd say this "pandemic" would qualify.
He also needs to make sure the people get a fair and just outcome/count from the election, and mail-in voting makes it too easy to cheat.
This is just typical trolling by Trump.
Calm down.
He probably just needed to keep the media busy while they go out and do some business for America without having them there to twist the narrative.
Congress determines when elections are held. I suspect Nov. 3rd will be the date. This year. Much to the chagrin of the President.
(07-30-2020, 08:07 PM)Antisthenes Wrote: [ -> ] (07-30-2020, 07:53 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: [ -> ]President Trump did the ultimate troll on the media this morning when he tweeted out the following:
Quote:[/url]
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???
8:46 AM · Jul 30, 2020
All the MSM and Twitter was set on fire with tweets and articles from the Left losing their minds.
"He can't do this!" "There it is, he's going to become the dictator, just as we said!"
Blah, blah, blah.
Tim Cast was quick to follow with a Twitter post telling them the President absolutely CAN do this:
Quote:
Tim Pool@Timcast
[url=https://twitter.com/Timcast]
·
This was written in 2007 about Directive 51 Specifically questioning the legal authority of ED51 and the President's ability to postpone elections due to a catastrophe https://slate.com/human-interest
According to Directive 51, the POTUS has every right to postpone anything government-related if it poses a threat to the public. I'd say this "pandemic" would qualify.
He also needs to make sure the people get a fair and just outcome/count from the election, and mail-in voting makes it too easy to cheat.
This is just typical trolling by Trump.
Calm down.
He probably just needed to keep the media busy while they go out and do some business for America without having them there to twist the narrative.
Congress determines when elections are held. I suspect Nov. 3rd will be the date. This year. Much to the chagrin of the President.
That Directive 51 link seems to say otherwise.
Regardless, I think this is President Trump's way of giving the media some hysteria to talk about while other things are going on in the background.
(07-30-2020, 08:15 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: [ -> ] (07-30-2020, 08:07 PM)Antisthenes Wrote: [ -> ] (07-30-2020, 07:53 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: [ -> ]President Trump did the ultimate troll on the media this morning when he tweeted out the following:
Quote:[/url]
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???
8:46 AM · Jul 30, 2020
All the MSM and Twitter was set on fire with tweets and articles from the Left losing their minds.
"He can't do this!" "There it is, he's going to become the dictator, just as we said!"
Blah, blah, blah.
Tim Cast was quick to follow with a Twitter post telling them the President absolutely CAN do this:
Quote:
Tim Pool@Timcast
[url=https://twitter.com/Timcast]
·
This was written in 2007 about Directive 51 Specifically questioning the legal authority of ED51 and the President's ability to postpone elections due to a catastrophe https://slate.com/human-interest
According to Directive 51, the POTUS has every right to postpone anything government-related if it poses a threat to the public. I'd say this "pandemic" would qualify.
He also needs to make sure the people get a fair and just outcome/count from the election, and mail-in voting makes it too easy to cheat.
This is just typical trolling by Trump.
Calm down.
He probably just needed to keep the media busy while they go out and do some business for America without having them there to twist the narrative.
Congress determines when elections are held. I suspect Nov. 3rd will be the date. This year. Much to the chagrin of the President.
That Directive 51 link seems to say otherwise.
Regardless, I think this is President Trump's way of giving the media some hysteria to talk about while other things are going on in the background.
Yes.... I agree with your latter point. His adolescent and churlish proclivities seem boundless.
Thank God for President Trump.
News would have no news whatsoever to talk about if it wasn't for him.
He's the gift that keeps on giving LOL
*This has been a non democratic / non republican post...
(07-30-2020, 09:14 PM)Antisthenes Wrote: [ -> ]His adolescent and churlish proclivities seem boundless.
-gasp- That's no way to talk about your President.
(07-30-2020, 10:02 PM)Sol Wrote: [ -> ]He's the gift that keeps on giving LOL
*This has been a non democratic / non republican post...
Okay ... I'll give you that one as a technical medical diagnosis.
But I was ready!!
Love this reply on Twitter!
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[url=https://twitter.com/Likeshesays]
Denise @Likeshesays
The election should be pushed back 4 years. The President should be allowed to "Reclaim his time". RT if you agree!
You'll know what that's about if you watched the hearing with A.G. Barr the other day.
(07-30-2020, 10:27 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: [ -> ]Love this reply on Twitter!
Quote:The election should be pushed back 4 years. The President should be allowed to "Reclaim his time". RT if you agree!
You'll know what that's about if you watched the hearing with A.G. Barr the other day.
I wish he'd tweet out something like, "What number comes after 45?"
And then leave everyone guessing!! Hell ... if I was the POTUS I'd pull stunts like that just to keep people cracking up.
(07-30-2020, 10:02 PM)Sol Wrote: [ -> ]Thank God for President Trump.
News would have no news whatsoever to talk about if it wasn't for him.
He's the gift that keeps on giving LOL
*This has been a non democratic / non republican post...
I suppose as long as the Circus and Carnivals are shut down, there is a point to be made here. On the other hand....
(07-30-2020, 10:22 PM)Snarl Wrote: [ -> ] (07-30-2020, 09:14 PM)Antisthenes Wrote: [ -> ]His adolescent and churlish proclivities seem boundless.
-gasp- That's no way to talk about your President.
Sorry, my liquor cabinet is bare and payday isn't till tomorrow. My last good nerve got fried yesterday.
There will be an election.
There will be votes.
Biden will win because they aren't going to make that mistake again and actually let the electorate decide.
(07-30-2020, 11:49 PM)beez Wrote: [ -> ]There will be an election.
There will be votes.
Biden will win because they aren't going to make that mistake again and actually let the electorate decide.
@"beez", and if I say you are wrong, which one of us is right?
Geez! One side thinks the whole pandemic thing is a hoax and doesn't want to wear masks and such but now wants to use the whole pandemic thing as an excuse to delay the election?
I wish people would make up their goddamn minds.
(this post is apolitical. I'm just confused)
(07-31-2020, 12:04 AM)Freija Wrote: [ -> ]Geez! One side thinks the whole pandemic thing is a hoax and doesn't want to wear masks and such but now wants to use the whole pandemic thing as an excuse to delay the election?
I wish people would make up their goddamn minds.
(this post is apolitical. I'm just confused)
Trump is just using their absurd talking points against them (concerning the virus).
So this fake pandemic, hoax virus, is now enough to postpone an election
Either way, thankfully there are actual levers that would have to get pulled to circumvent the constitution. And nothing DJT has pushed so far regarding Covid will help him to meet that criteria.
Also pretty comical to see the "in jest" crowd on the right react. Can you imagine if Obama said this in 2012 or 2016? The riots would've made Portland look like the Truman Show
Also, worth asking, why has mail in voting for our troops worked so well for 200+ years but now it's a risk? Just curious.