Trump raises possibility of delaying November U.S. presidential election

[Chomper Higgot]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Sure he is. He's so enjoyed being harrased daily by most of the so called journalists in the country, being mocked by other country's leaders, and his family being attacked over everything, that he's desperate for another 4 years of it.

He appears not to relish the prospect of it coming to an end.

[wwest5829]

12 hours ago, Susco said:

 

I believe you, but I also know already who will instigate the majority of those lawsuits and for which reason.

Ah, the potential for grand irony as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives is taped to hold the office in this scenario ...

[wwest5829]

9 hours ago, bendejo said:

 

Sounds like a man with a plan

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53597975

 

 

In his dreams ...

[wwest5829]

4 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

Trump has already been proven correct. There is cheating. Here's is one to get you started.

 

 "A former Democratic Congressman from Philadelphia, who served a prison term after being caught in a famous 1970s FBI sting, has been indicted for multiple election offences committed over the last six years, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.

The Justice Department said former Congressman Michael "Ozzie" Myers was charged with conspiring to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing ballot boxes in support of specific candidates in primary elections in 2014, 2015 and 2016."

https://news.yahoo.com/ex-philadelphia-congressman-ozzie-myers-172306119.html

Obviously the reason The Donald lost the popular vote by three million ballots cast.

[bendejo]

Uh-oh, looks like he finally hit a nerve.

Quote

I have voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980

[...]

But I am frankly appalled by the president’s recent tweet seeking to postpone the November election. [...] But this latest tweet is fascistic and is itself grounds for the president’s immediate impeachment again by the House of Representatives and his removal from office by the Senate.

 

Written by a founder of the Federalist Society.  Let's see DT call him radical left.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/trump-delay-election-coronavirus.html

 

 

[Morch]

14 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

Opposing party weeping and gnashing of teeth..." We just knew he was going to pull some stunt to remain in office!"

 

Trump supporters: "Smiling once more as the Donald causes yet another Dems melt down"...????

 

14 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

 

Yeah, I laughed so hard when I saw this on the news. Trump is being the ultimate boogeyman here. Tweet this to a crowd who already thinks he won't leave office. These people see Trump in their nightmares.

 

14 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

 

I actually don't care about the tweet. It's the reaction to it that is the news. This should be a 50 page thread by the end of the day.

 

4 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Troll level Infinite 555

 

Of course the Master Troll made that statement to put the lefties on notice that their mail-in voting scam isn't going to work 

 

MAGA 

 

Apparently, some Trump supporters consider trolling to be one of POTUS's main tasks. Sad.

[Phoenix Rising]

5 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

 

 

 

Apparently, some Trump supporters consider trolling to be one of POTUS's main tasks. Sad.

I think they realize it's the only thing he's good at so yes, that's sad, he's sad and they're sad.

[n00dle]

15 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

These people see Trump in their nightmares.

fair enough, everyone should.

[Morch]

5 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

1st, their not accepting fair defeat in the 2016 election was divisive in the extreme - and against the constitution, 2nd their attempting to mess with the 2020 elections by trying to do away with voter ID being required to vote is not strengthening American democracy. As usual, the vast silent majority can see through their silly games. 

 

The Democrats "not accepting...." bit is a figment of your imagination and/or a Trump campaign talking point. It does not have a solid basis in reality and fact.

 

As for that "vast silent majority" you claim - do tell.

[Morch]

5 hours ago, Damual Travesty said:

The President of the United States is neither a psycho or a crook, but thank you for you insight and thoughtful commentary.

 

With regards to both, how do you know he isn't?

[Morch]

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Daily insults from Trump supporters? Havin' a laff, are you?

On the other hand, I've never seen such bad language on TVF before Trump was elected. Some is so vile it can be regarded as hate speech against any posters that support Trump.

 

Yes, of course, Trump supporters always engage in a polite and respectful manner. As does Trump himself. Got to be quite out there to try and float that one.

 

As for the bad language etc., it's funny how you repeatedly fail to acknowledge any connection between Trump's rhetorical style and the obvious effects on political discourse. But then again, Trump supporters seem to have issues with anything to do with Trump and accountability.

[Opl]

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Sure he is. He's so enjoyed being harrased daily by most of the so called journalists in the country, being mocked by other country's leaders, and his family being attacked over everything, that he's desperate for another 4 years of it.

This is peanuts compared to the privileges attached to the position. 

[herfiehandbag]

10 minutes ago, Morch said:

As for that "vast silent majority" you claim - do tell.

Well, quite obviously, it was the vast silent majority which allowed him to win such a convincing majority of the "popular vote" in 2016!

[Morch]

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Pre Trump normal was so swampy and corrupt that middle America chose a flawed non politician to lead them over a longtime establishment politician.

Seems pretty clear middle America doesn't want "normal".

 

I doubt that you could offer any meaningful metric showing things are less "swampy and corrupt" under the Trump administration, or even as a result of Trump's term. The usual made claims about "middle America" fail to make clear who falls under this label, and how exactly did their vote support your opinion. Nothing new.

[CorpusChristie]

3 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

Yes, of course, Trump supporters always engage in a polite and respectful manner. As does Trump himself. Got to be quite out there to try and float that one.

 

As for the bad language etc., it's funny how you repeatedly fail to acknowledge any connection between Trump's rhetorical style and the obvious effects on political discourse. But then again, Trump supporters seem to have issues with anything to do with Trump and accountability.

Would you say that Trump is fully to blame for your bad language or just partially to blame ?

[riclag]

4 hours ago, DoctorG said:

I used to support the Left when they were anti-war, anti-censorship, and anti-big business. The current Left now embraces all three of these along with a disregard for law and order and a preference for communist countries over their own. That is why I, and many others, walked away.

Brilliant !

Delay the election ! Keeping things the same(voting) is so important,so much more than ever!

America is under attack by the far left radicals . My country can't risk any  improprieties in a general election

[Rimmer]

A troll post citing a mysterious medical condition that is not recognized by the medical profession or on this board, has been removed also replies.

[Morch]

4 hours ago, DoctorG said:

I used to support the Left when they were anti-war, anti-censorship, and anti-big business. The current Left now embraces all three of these along with a disregard for law and order and a preference for communist countries over their own. That is why I, and many others, walked away.

 

And yet you support a President who notion of international negotiation is first to antagonize the opposing party, bring things to the brink, then back pedal. Not the best recipe for peace and stability. The same guy also like suing or threatening to sue anyone publishing unflattering things about himself. As for the last entry, big business - seeing as he's supposedly big business himself, and that many on his cabinet are, or how certain benefits were handed to big business, not sure you really thought that one out much.

[heybruce]

7 minutes ago, riclag said:

Brilliant !

Delay the election ! Keeping things the same(voting) is so important,so much more than ever!

America is under attack by the far left radicals . My country can't risk any  improprieties in a general election

And yet the greatest impropriety, which you seem to support, would be to not have the election.

[Morch]

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

"Left" does not only refer to Communist countries.

 

Left, in TrumpSpeak, means "anyone not supporting Trump".

[RJRS1301]

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

IMO any Trump supporters will realise that he's just yanking the opposition chain. I certainly don't take it seriously.

Problem is, IMO, that Trump haters are so lacking, IMO, in a sense of humour that they take everything he says as gospel, and take the bait. If it's in the constitution Trump knows he can't change it, and if he didn't, he would have been so informed already.

I think the wizard believes he can change anything with an "executive order". Once the great Oz has spoken

[riclag]

5 minutes ago, heybruce said:

And yet the greatest impropriety, which you seem to support, would be to not have the election.

 Why are you making things up, I never said that (not have) ! 

  Stop trolling and baiting !

Edited July 31, 2020 by riclag

[Morch]

26 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Would you say that Trump is fully to blame for your bad language or just partially to blame ?

 

What "bad language" did you detect in my post(s)?

[Morch]

23 minutes ago, riclag said:

Brilliant !

Delay the election ! Keeping things the same(voting) is so important,so much more than ever!

America is under attack by the far left radicals . My country can't risk any  improprieties in a general election

 

You didn't seem to have that many issues when "improprieties" were associated with Russia, Trump or voter suppression.

[CorpusChristie]

2 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

What "bad language" did you detect in my post(s)?

I thought that was what we were talking about , but I just looked back through the thread and the subject was bad language in general and NOT bad language from yourself , so, apologies and question retracted 

[Dap]

16 hours ago, Logosone said:

It's right here, happened in North Carolina. They had to redo the election:

 

Election re-run in North Carolina after voter fraud inquiry

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47323556

 

To be expected as the inquiry is leveled at yet another one o' those republican sorts.

[phetchy]

17 hours ago, worgeordie said:

He's getting oranger !

regards Worgeordie       PS, is that even a word

Nah, you're thinking about that carbonated fruity pop that came in a dumpy shaped bottle with bits floating in it that came out in the 70's/80's - Oranjina!  Mind you, a bottle of that stuff probably has an IQ higher than Trump.

 

 

Edited July 31, 2020 by phetchy

[phetchy]

When I read the article headline, I naturally thought that his motive would be to wait until Covid had run it's course and voters could congregate safely at polling stations - not a bit of it, he couldn't care less - it's pure self-interest he's concerned with. 

[Tippaporn]

Not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet but per the article:

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the possibility of delaying the nation’s November presidential election despite its date being enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

 

This is false.  Congress sets the date of the election via federal law 3 U.S. Code § 1.  It's short and sweet.  Can't be more succinct.

 

Cornell Law School - 3 U.S. Code § 1.Time of appointing electors

 

The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 672.)

Cornell Law 

[riclag]

16 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

You didn't seem to have that many issues when "improprieties" were associated with Russia, Trump or voter suppression.

I have know idea why your mentioning russia ,it has nothing to do with this topic!

Keep my country's election the same as in the past.period!