Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:28 AM
Tommy_Carcetti (39,763 posts)
BREAKING NEWS: White House sends second letter, asks Trump not be subjected to contested elections
In the wake of a letter sent yesterday by counsel for President Trump indicating the White House's intent not to comply with ongoing impeachment inquiries in the House of Representatives, the White House counsel has sent a second letter which states that Trump should not be forced the "indignity" of having to run for re-election next year.
"Forcing the President to take time out of his busy schedule to run a cross-country campaign, all while he could be using such ever valuable time to focus on important matters of policy and governance, is an unjust burden," the letter reads. "Frankly, it is something that no President should be forced to have to do, and we are not aware of any President before Donald Trump being subjected to such ridiculous requirements of having to pander to the public's often frivolous demands." The letter went on to request that the traditional form of elections--wherein after a series of primary elections and caucuses, each party nominates a candidate, who then face off in a general election in November--be scrapped in 2020 and replaced with a more simplified public referendum on President Trump's job performance. This unified national referendum would ask a simple question: "Has President Donald J. Trump #MadeAmericaGreatAgain?" and would be followed by two separate answers. One would read, "Yes, I'm all aboard the Trump Train! Woo-woo!", while the second would read, "Not yet, all because of the obstructionist Democrat (sic) Party." "We believe the notion of a Presidential election that involves dueling candidates places an unnecessary emphasis on personalities over the idea of the one person whose job it is to serve the best interest of his people," the letter added. The letter went on to question the necessity of other long-running facets of American democracy, such as the checks-and-balances system, judicial oversight of the executive branch, Presidential term limits, and the concept of opposition political parties in general. Details at Eleven. ![]()
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Tommy_Carcetti | Oct 2019 | OP |
irisblue | Oct 2019 | #1 | |
beachbumbob | Oct 2019 | #2 | |
skip fox | Oct 2019 | #3 | |
Proud Liberal Dem | Oct 2019 | #7 | |
beachbumbob | Oct 2019 | #11 | |
tazkcmo | Oct 2019 | #15 | |
malaise | Oct 2019 | #4 | |
BillE | Oct 2019 | #5 | |
Srkdqltr | Oct 2019 | #6 | |
Tommy_Carcetti | Oct 2019 | #8 | |
Srkdqltr | Oct 2019 | #10 | |
lunasun | Oct 2019 | #12 | |
brush | Oct 2019 | #9 | |
Tommy_Carcetti | Oct 2019 | #13 | |
Tien1985 | Oct 2019 | #14 | |
Tommy_Carcetti | Oct 2019 | #18 | |
Atticus | Oct 2019 | #16 | |
pecosbob | Oct 2019 | #17 | |
Rene | Oct 2019 | #19 | |
Vinca | Oct 2019 | #20 | |
ancianita | Oct 2019 | #21 | |
steventh | Oct 2019 | #22 | |
HipChick | Oct 2019 | #23 | |
left-of-center2012 | Oct 2019 | #24 | |
littlemissmartypants | Oct 2019 | #25 | |
Tommy_Carcetti | Oct 2019 | #26 | |
littlemissmartypants | Oct 2019 | #27 |
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:32 AM
irisblue (25,506 posts)
1. I had to look twice. 🤣🤣🤣
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:32 AM
beachbumbob (9,263 posts)
2. each state controls the election process of the state and the constitution gives the states that
power, so its funny a president trying to usurp states rights.
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Response to beachbumbob (Reply #2)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:35 AM
skip fox (18,443 posts)
3. The letter is satire.
Response to skip fox (Reply #3)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:36 AM
Proud Liberal Dem (20,762 posts)
7. So far...........
This is the DU member formerly known as Proud Liberal Dem.
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Response to skip fox (Reply #3)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:39 AM
beachbumbob (9,263 posts)
11. but, would not be surprising if they really did it. Trump and his minions operate above the law all
time
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:36 AM
malaise (227,278 posts)
4. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Instead of the inauguration he'll be having a coronation
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:36 AM
BillE (127 posts)
5. Is this satire?
Hard to tell these days.
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:36 AM
Srkdqltr (2,006 posts)
6. Seriously???
This is the Onion thing, isn't it??
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Response to Srkdqltr (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:38 AM
Tommy_Carcetti (39,763 posts)
8. More like the Tommy_Carcetti/Walmart Brand version of The Onion.
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Response to Srkdqltr (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:39 AM
Srkdqltr (2,006 posts)
10. please don't give them any ideas.
Response to Srkdqltr (Reply #10)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:41 AM
lunasun (20,960 posts)
12. Really .... I can not laugh
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:38 AM
brush (34,685 posts)
9. This is from "The Onion", right? Even trump and his sycophants can't be this stupidly...
brazen in their flaunting of the nation's laws, institutions and customs.
Cancel the 2020 election? No trump wet dreams please. |
Response to brush (Reply #9)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:45 AM
Tommy_Carcetti (39,763 posts)
13. I am The Onion's Mountain Splash.
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 11:04 AM
Tien1985 (917 posts)
14. For pete's sake
I am expecting something like this at some point and you just scared the -crap- out of me. Will now return to lurking, but GEES, there are easier ways to beat mid-morning sleepiness.
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Response to Tien1985 (Reply #14)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 11:59 AM
Tommy_Carcetti (39,763 posts)
18. My satire posts come with twice the amount of caffeine as a normal pot of coffee. nt
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 11:16 AM
Atticus (10,541 posts)
16. Wish I could rec this more than once! Very well done! nt
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 11:25 AM
pecosbob (5,707 posts)
17. Touche
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:27 PM
Rene (1,183 posts)
19. this has stephen miller's filthy mind/smell all over it.
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:32 PM
Vinca (45,955 posts)
20. I know this is satire, but who among us would be surprised if it happened?
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 01:11 PM
ancianita (22,570 posts)
21. Scrap elections for "public referendum," huh? Right out of Putin's mafia playbook! Sold out lawyers
Satire so far? Don't think Trump wouldn't consider rolling this out to his party.
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 01:12 PM
steventh (1,521 posts)
22. N O T F U N N Y !
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 01:14 PM
HipChick (24,969 posts)
23. Tommy got me good this time...
Nearly went to throw my TV...
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 01:15 PM
left-of-center2012 (27,021 posts)
24. So, fake news does exist
sad
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 01:25 PM
littlemissmartypants (14,669 posts)
25. Trash thread. nt
Response to littlemissmartypants (Reply #25)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 01:26 PM
Tommy_Carcetti (39,763 posts)
26. There's a good amount of plastic in my post.
So please, do the right thing and recycle.
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Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #26)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 01:27 PM
littlemissmartypants (14,669 posts)