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ScratchCat

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15. Ask yourself this one question

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:18 PM

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First, pick the "Trumpiest" State you can think of.

Now, ask yourself, is that State going to - somehow - agree to not hold elections and therefore lose its US Senate and House seats, have numerous vacancies in its State Senate and House, possibly have no Governor, have no Constitutional officers in every county in the State..... of course not.

There is no mechanism for the Executive Branch to stop the 50 States from holding elections, and there is not one State which could or would agree(they are bound by their own State Constitutions).

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Well Tr**p Got The Permission He Was Seeking So He Could Declare Martial Law.... [View all] global1 Friday OP

this is the plan to stop the midterms. Javaman Friday #1

Yes, but we are all 'crazy' and 'overreacting' and 'not being objective' and all the other reasons. OldBaldy1701E Friday #2

Nationwide martial law is a physical impossibility Fiendish Thingy Friday #3

never said anything about martial law. nt Javaman Friday #5

You agreed with the OP, that martial law was the plan to cancel the midterms Fiendish Thingy Friday #22

I agree that there is a plan to cancel the midterms Javaman Friday #23

Think it through to the end result Fiendish Thingy Friday #25

after everything that has happened so far Javaman Friday #28

It's not as simple as you imagine it might be Fiendish Thingy Friday #31

You still act like you think he is trying to do good, he's not questionseverything Friday #34

You NAILED it FT...... democratsruletheday Friday #46

How would that stop them? leftstreet Friday #6

how did he attack Venezuela without congressional approval? nt Javaman Friday #7

Not sure how that's related n/t leftstreet Friday #10

it's completely related. Javaman Friday #11

States run elections, not Trump leftstreet Friday #13

close Javaman Friday #17

Okay n/t leftstreet Friday #18

That still doesn't answer HOW elections would be cancelled in all 50 states Fiendish Thingy Friday #27

I guess you missed this part... Javaman Friday #30

He has been stopped numerous times Fiendish Thingy Friday #32

Trump cannot cancel any elections in states VMA131Marine Friday #33

The court ruled the Epstein stuff should be released over 3 weeks ago, it hasn't happened questionseverything Friday #35

Command of the executive branch is not equivalent to control of 50 state governments. Nt Fiendish Thingy Friday #26

Ask yourself this one question ScratchCat Friday #15

Can you imagine millionaire Senators rolling over? leftstreet Friday #16

see my answer to the other poster. nt Javaman Friday #19

Because under the War Powers Act he has the power EX500rider Friday #43

Nope. There is little evidence of a feedback loop stopdiggin Friday #4

One of his former DHS officials, Miles Taylor, was on Jen Psaki's show last night talking about how the hellbeast LymphocyteLover Friday #8

It Was That Interview With Taylor That Motivated My Original Post......nt global1 Friday #12

What a truly evil, sadistic psychopath we have in charge. Initech Friday #9

Pedo emulates Putin's 'model' of governing. Justice matters. Friday #14

If we were in normal times, we'd be banding together to bomb Putin back to the stone ages. Initech Friday #20

The only questions i have on elections are bluestarone Friday #21

Answers: Fiendish Thingy Friday #29

Can i go a little further here? bluestarone Friday #36

Hmmm Fiendish Thingy Friday #37

TYVM! for the responses. bluestarone Friday #38

Glad I could help Fiendish Thingy Friday #39

+1 and TY onenote Friday #41

Listen and rally around posters and Dems like FT folks..... democratsruletheday Friday #47

Thanks for your support! Fiendish Thingy Friday #48

Unfortunately, we HAVE TO think this way if we're gonna thwart his ambitions. calimary Friday #40

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We Learned And Got Under His Skin - By Somebody Calling Him A 'Pedo Protector'........ global1 Friday #24

Hey, it's the end of the world again? MorbidButterflyTat Friday #42

No, no, the SKY IS FALLING!! nt EX500rider Friday #45

He can't organize a cook out on the South Lawn Norbert Friday #49