Greg Clarke to A Boring [email protected]English • 1 month agoDespite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential termwww.cbc.camessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1260
arrow-up1260external-linkDespite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential termwww.cbc.caGreg Clarke to A Boring [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink21•1 month agoJust not holding elections due to some sort of national emergency is a tried and true method.
minus-square52fighterslinkfedilink3•1 month agoWe held elections in the middle of the Civil War and made sure soldiers could vote. If Lincoln could do it then, we can do it now. I’ll fight to make sure we have elections, and I hope others do the same.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoYeah, but Lincoln wanted elections. It’s different if the President doesn’t want them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoNo, he’ll just issue an executive order that gets rid of term limits. Who’s going to remove him?
Just not holding elections due to some sort of national emergency is a tried and true method.
We held elections in the middle of the Civil War and made sure soldiers could vote. If Lincoln could do it then, we can do it now. I’ll fight to make sure we have elections, and I hope others do the same.
Yeah, but Lincoln wanted elections. It’s different if the President doesn’t want them.
No, he’ll just issue an executive order that gets rid of term limits. Who’s going to remove him?