Democratic Primaries

TwilightZone

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1. The bottom line in 2004 was that the Executive didn't have the authority. Trump doesn't, either.

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:01 AM

Mar 2020

It's a non-starter. It's been well-established that only Congress can change the date and states control the election process and are given wide latitude.

This report from 2004 pretty much covers it.

"While the Executive Branch has significant delegated authority regarding some aspects of election law, this authority does not currently extend to setting or changing the times of elections."

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/RL32471.pdf

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Voter Suppression (2004) - "CNN: Officials discuss how to delay Election Day" [View all] TomCADem Mar 2020 OP

The bottom line in 2004 was that the Executive didn't have the authority. Trump doesn't, either. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1

It Seemed to Me Like the Discussion Was To Suppress the Vote TomCADem Mar 2020 #2

I don't think it was necessarily about vote suppression. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #3

To defeat Trump, Americans will crawl over broken glass in the line of machine guns NCProgressive Mar 2020 #4

Yes, Mr. Deregulation States' Rights will be all for Federal power and control by Election Day /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #5