Federal Judge mulls contempt charge against Michael Flynn.
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"The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."I hate to point this out, but this would also mean Nancy Pelosi's term would end on January 3rd, so the President Pro Tempore of the Senate would be acting President. Also, there would be no functioning House of Representatives and only 2/3 of the Senate (which now that I think of it, the Democrats would have a majority in the reduced Senate since 23 R seats are up for election while only 12 D seats are)
Thus I doubt any delay of an election past December would even be considered.
I didn't write the article, but yes, it would end up being Sen. Grassley, as the longest serving majority Senator.
I started crying seeing those hands against those bus windows... just like in my dream :-(
But, but, but I was going to come visit you in San Diego when this is all over. I saw it happening!
Okay, if you're going to look at Canada, come up to British Columbia. It's basically the Pacific Northwest, only with better government and national healthcare.
It's a definite possibility - and it will take us a year or two to execute a plan anyway, once the border reopens.
I remember standing somewhere on Vancouver Island and being able to see - I think it was Port Angeles? in the distance. It brings to mind the possibilities of a water based escape...
In any case, as we know from survivors of the past, the way to escape an authoritarian regime is to keep going along with the rules while you make your plan that you don't share with anyone outside immediate family. And then one day *poof* you're gone. I have known a few holocaust survivors who escaped Germany this way.
So that's the last I'll mention of boats... ?
When things clear up, you're welcome to visit. If poop hits ventilation I'm 20 minutes from the Mexico border and I'm fluent in Spanish with friends who have family on the other side.
AND hubby and I have decided that, probably a year from now, our first vacay will be a road trip up the coast from here to Victoria BC, I understand you might live along the way? Are you in BC or on the US side? Because if you are in BC, good luck getting us out of your basement!!! LOL!
"The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."I hate to point this out, but this would also mean Nancy Pelosi's term would end on January 3rd, so the President Pro Tempore of the Senate would be acting President. Also, there would be no functioning House of Representatives and only 2/3 of the Senate (which now that I think of it, the Democrats would have a majority in the reduced Senate since 23 R seats are up for election while only 12 D seats are)
Thus I doubt any delay of an election past December would even be considered.
I didn't write the article, but yes, it would end up being Sen. Grassley, as the longest serving majority Senator.
Perhaps someone can answer my question. Why wouldn't the states be able to hold their Nov, elections for Congress no matter what? A Congressional election is not a presidential election. States control that process don't they? They hold special elections for openings all the time. Gov's. can also appoint members to congress if there is a vacancy and so on. If for some reason the election for President was canceled, that shouldn't matter for Congress. IF for some reason it did, then an appointment should happen and I am sure Pelosi would be appointed by the Governor. for CA Unless I am really missing something here.
That may be the loophole that lets Pelosi stay in office. In CA the governor has already ordered that ALL registered voters receive mail ballots, no request needed. It is then up to each voter whether to return mail it, drop it off at a polling location/registrar, or vote in person.
I googled and only senate vacancies can be filled by a governor. Reps need a special election:
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies." -- Article I, Section 2, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution
In addition, Section 4 says that the states can decide how and when to choose Representatives but Congress can overule them (which it has by setting Congressional election day, by law, the same as Presidential).
So, in other words, Congess is the only one that can legally change the federal election day.
Do you know that feeling of vertigo when the elevator starts plummeting ...?
That's the impression that I get when I (rarely, bcos it makes me sick) look upon the faces of the Creep-in-Chief, his draconian familia, and his creepy, very ugly administration... ill-disguised panic mode.
They. Are. Goin'. Down.
And they know it. ?
Forgive me for my ignorance, but is there a reason why the system of voting in the US has not been updated to ballots and ID?
In The Netherlands we all get a personal voting 'card' a few weeks in advance. Every single person above 18. You then take that with you on voting day together with your ID. If you cannot make it, somebody else may take your card (which you sign) and vote for you. All of this is cross referenced with lists at the voting booth. We never have any cases of fraud.
Why do Americans have to register beforehand? That is where all the trouble starts, isn't it?