07-30-2020, 11:56 AM
(07-30-2020, 11:11 AM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: According to the Constitution, the president doesn’t have the power to do this. I wouldn’t be surprised if he wrote one of his infamous “Executive Orders”, with no one stopping him. As he’s told us before, “as president, I can do whatever I want”. God in Heaven, please help us. ??
Yeah, he doesn't have the authority to do it. However, like we have seen these past 3.5 years, the GOP in Congress has no spine and has been letting him get away with a lot of things or rubber stamping their approval for it when needed.
Anyway, here is the link to the Constitution Center's page on this very question from three months ago: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/does-the-constitution-allow-for-a-delayed-presidential-election
The big thing about this is less about him actually moving the election date; that isn't likely. It's how much this is setting things up for him to not hand over power in a peaceful transition if he loses. He sees the polls, he knows things aren't looking good for him right now. This is him laying the groundwork for contesting the election results if they do not go his way.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
