2020 Election
Aug 1st 2020, 7:33 pm
#3784
Often not so civil...
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Aug 1st 2020, 7:46 pm
#3785
WTF?
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Re: 2020 Election
You know what? I enjoyed reading the thread and appreciate all the thought put into some of these posts, but me personally? I can't be interested. If it's a fair election, Trump loses in a landslide. Knowing that to be an absolute certainty, i'm reserving my mind for more constructive tasks..
Just my 2 cents...
It's over, Trump is gone
In my opinion
Just my 2 cents...
It's over, Trump is gone
In my opinion
Aug 1st 2020, 8:39 pm
#3787
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Aug 1st 2020, 10:19 pm
#3788
Often not so civil...
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Location: The Boonies, GA
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Re: 2020 Election
So who becomes President if there are no Federal elections before inaugratation day and Trump & Pences terms expire?
Hint: It's not who you think.
Hint: It's not who you think.
Aug 1st 2020, 10:57 pm
#3789
Stand-up Philosopher
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Aug 1st 2020, 11:02 pm
#3790
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Re: 2020 Election
Ok maybe not but a serious answer from a non american. My guess would be the third in chain of command and that would the national security adviser or secretary of defense/state or one of the generals? Or would it be the speaker of the house?
And fwiw it is interesting that Trump is going on about elections being rigged when here in the UK we vote in PENCIL and have done for as long as I can remember and there has never been any suggestion ballot papers have been altered in the few minutes after the polling station closes but before the ballot box is taken to the counting place. Though with a rubber and pencil a good handful could be and perhaps no one would any the wiser. And the american voting appears to be a bit more secure than ours?
Aug 1st 2020, 11:03 pm
#3791
Often not so civil...
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Re: 2020 Election
Is it Nancy Pelosi? (that's who I thought)
It there are no Federal elections, there will be no Speaker, since no members of the House will have been elected either. The House of Representatives will literally be vacant after January 3rd.
So it would be the Senate Pro Temp. Which interestingly, would have switched to Democratic control with no elections as the 65 remaining Senators (again, no elections) would be 35 Dem, 30 Republican. The largest party in the Senate elects the Pro Temp, who is usually the longest serving Senator of that party.
If that were to hold, it would be 80 year old Pat Leahy.
Highly unlikely of course, but an interesting thought exercise.
My guess would be the third in chain of command and that would the national security adviser or secretary of defense/state or one of the generals? Or would it be the speaker of the house?
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Aug 1st 2020, 11:07 pm
#3792
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Re: 2020 Election
Someone tell him that the entire scenario has very little chance of actually occurring..
Aug 2nd 2020, 12:17 am
#3793
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: 2020 Election
I just love some of these election ads. Sometimes it difficult to tell the real ones from the fake ones.
Aug 2nd 2020, 12:23 am
#3794
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Re: 2020 Election
I just love some of these election ads. Sometimes it difficult to tell the real ones from the fake ones.
https://youtu.be/dpIkl2QnJeI
https://youtu.be/dpIkl2QnJeI
