Will this give an excuse to cancel the election?

Posted by $ TomB666 7 years, 6 months ago to Politics
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Because this might effect the election, will it give Obummer an excuse to 'postpone' the election until it all gets sorted out? I've been predicting he would come up with some excuse to stay in office and this may be it :-(


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  • Posted by Animal 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yeah, and many don't; but those aren't anyone else's odds. They are my odds. I'd love to be wrong, but I have very little faith in the electorate; at least a plurality of voters will cast a ballot for whoever promises them the most free stuff. Republicans can't compete on that front.

    It's hard to run against Santa Claus.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I hope you're right. They have been getting away with so much for so long that I fear they might go on forever.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That's 20%. Many professional oddsmakers now have Trump at about 30%.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Win or lose, Hillary's "brand" has been damaged beyond repair. Her "people" are going to be playing defense for the foreseeable future.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hillary has "people." Her people dug up bad news about Bill's female accusers, they harassed and "interviewed" persons to convince them that saying things about him or her from first hand knowledge will lead to a lot of bad things to happen to them. There are women who were 19, 20, 21 back then who are still afraid to come forward. The same with any opposing politicians in her own party. If she is defeated, they won't break up the group but they may find another figurehead to rally behind. They'll be more careful next time. That's the reality of how Obama got the nomination. It was to keep Hillary out, but gave her the Sec. of State as a lollipop to suck on, which she totally screwed up.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The "Clinton/Obama crew" is likely history. Obama’s people are expressing confidence in FBI Director Comey and calling him a “man of integrity”. I'm sure Hillary will remember that if she wins. If she loses, it's probably every Dem for himself/herself.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    " if she wins but becomes ineligible as a convicted felon"
    It seems highly unlikely she will be charged with a crime, much less convicted before electors vote in December.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Every time I think "can this election get even more bizarre?", it does.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Even if indicted, there is no way Hillary would be convicted before the electors cast their votes. And the top three might not include Gary Johnson - if Evan McMullin takes Utah, he would become number 3 even if Johnson wins New Mexico.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The Constitution gives Congress the power to set election day, so long as it is the same throughout the US. And I see nothing there that prevents Congress from changing it at the last minute. But the term-end dates -- Jan 3 for Congress and Jan 20 for the Pres&VP -- are fixed in the 20th Amendment. Thus if they tried to delay the election past early December (giving just enough time for the vote counters to certify the results), I expect the Supreme Court would try to nullify that action. Whether the Court would be obeyed is a harder question (it may well be too late, just as it was too late to comply with Bush v. Gore).

    This close to election day, I believe if Hillary is indicted, the election goes ahead with her on the ballot. Then if she wins but becomes ineligible as a convicted felon, her pledged electors will have an interesting choice to make. Being limited to the top three popular-vote getters (unless Congress enacts a law allowing someone to appoint a substitute candidate, a power given them by Section 2 of the 24th Amendment but never yet exercised!), Hillary's electors might very well choose Johnson over Trump. Of course, if Trump is the ringer I think he is, they'll just choose Trump.
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  • Posted by chad 7 years, 6 months ago
    The election process will never be stopped. It is the deceit that convinces people they have some say in what happens to their freedoms when in fact they only say they have in which socialist will be elected to continue the charade of a constitutional republic while driving the country into the swamp of a socialist communist democracy where you can choose your leader to hell.
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  • Posted by Eyecu2 7 years, 6 months ago
    My thought is that Comey will shortly commit suicide by shooting himself in the back of the head 6 or so times.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I think we pretty much know what will happen if Hillary wins. It'll be interesting to see what problems the Clinton/Obama crew will come up with.
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  • Posted by ScaryBlackRifle 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    C'mon, be a sport, send 'em a check for 3 cents. It will cost them a dime to cash it ... but it's the thought that counts, right?
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  • Posted by ScaryBlackRifle 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I mostly agree. I look for legal actions if the ballots are in serious question and there is already quite a bit of fraud being found out. Stay tuned ... it's going to be a bumpy landing.
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  • Posted by ScaryBlackRifle 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If Comey were alone, he'd be dead or locked away now. He's got help. Well-placed help.

    US.

    If Comey "has an accident" at this point, I don't think anyone or anything could prevent an armed insurrection and the violent overthrow of the current regime.

    Seriously ... what reason would there be for us to hold back any longer?
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  • Posted by ScaryBlackRifle 7 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    He's that stupid ... but he'd already be airborne or in a bunker somewhere before trying it.

    He has two daughters to consider ... Malia and Sharia.
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