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elleng

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48. D.C. residents have no representation in the United States Senate.

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 01:08 AM

Sep 2019

The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1961, entitles the District to the same number of electoral votes as that of the least populous state in the election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

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Prediction: he loses the election, declares it null and void [View all] superpatriotman Sep 2019 OP

... Scurrilous Sep 2019 #1

He'll die; JenniferJuniper Sep 2019 #2

That is my greatest wish. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #40

he already has his successor sussed out Celerity Sep 2019 #43

So that's what the kids are calling it these days liberaltrucker Sep 2019 #70

Guillotine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #55

hard to believe that we will depend on SCOTUS Roberts lapfog_1 Sep 2019 #3

The only upside to this era superpatriotman Sep 2019 #6

Which actually means - we are totally fucked! lark Sep 2019 #63

He can say that all he wants Polybius Sep 2019 #4

Who has stopped a single thing he's tried to do thus far? Bettie Sep 2019 #33

Federal judges have stopped plenty of his agenda Polybius Sep 2019 #35

He's had to hit the pause button Bettie Sep 2019 #64

Let's just beat him. I'm not worried about speculation about what might happen afterwards. Hoyt Sep 2019 #5

+1 Sneederbunk Sep 2019 #10

After he said he's going to cheat?! "Just beat him" how? tia uponit7771 Sep 2019 #19

Exactly! Iwasthere Sep 2019 #24

Presidential elections are run by the states. bearsfootball516 Sep 2019 #7

Zacly elleng Sep 2019 #9

The humanoid has spent his whole adult life in court superpatriotman Sep 2019 #11

What you're saying literally doesn't make any sense. bearsfootball516 Sep 2019 #13

And you think he cares why? superpatriotman Sep 2019 #18

can "declare" what he wants stopdiggin Sep 2019 #51

While even I'm hoping for the BEST come November 2020--for a Dem to win the Presidency... LenaBaby61 Sep 2019 #37

No such authority exists; elleng Sep 2019 #8

I won't patronize by asking if you've been paying attention superpatriotman Sep 2019 #12

Thanks for NOT patronizing. elleng Sep 2019 #15

yeah. appreciate that "not patronizing" thing (nt) stopdiggin Sep 2019 #52

DC an PR have no say in the election. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #47

D.C. residents have no representation in the United States Senate. elleng Sep 2019 #48

I agree. pangaia Sep 2019 #14

He can't declare it null and void. It's declared by the 50 states and DC. LonePirate Sep 2019 #16

Where, if he loses, I don't expect him to still be on Jan. 20, 2021. ooky Sep 2019 #30

I'll be there to help haul his fat ugly carcass OUTA there! if necessary lastlib Sep 2019 #39

It won't matter what he says or does vlyons Sep 2019 #17

Nothing short of a military coup would allow Trump to remain in office for one minute beyond noon on Midwestern Democrat Sep 2019 #20

Never. Gonna. Happen herding cats Sep 2019 #21

Great another doomsday prediction Sewa Sep 2019 #22

Not as creative as the one yesterday sweetloukillbot Sep 2019 #56

Stop. Codeine Sep 2019 #23

Reminder: Trump can be impeached more than once solara Sep 2019 #25

America is stronger than Donald Fucking Trump Skittles Sep 2019 #26

Sorry Skittles, but not so sure about that. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #41

+10000 Celerity Sep 2019 #44

certainly it would be better if we had better leadership Skittles Sep 2019 #45

I honestly hope so. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #46

He can say or do whatever he wants, but come 12 noon on January 20, 2021 Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #27

He'll claim that his own inauguration ... NanceGreggs Sep 2019 #32

I'm guessing the Secret Service and US Marshals have formed a plan to physically remove him Arazi Sep 2019 #66

LOL. Downtown Hound Sep 2019 #28

He has exactly as much power to do that sarisataka Sep 2019 #29

You have some info that everyone in government and the military would go along with this? Kaleva Sep 2019 #31

Please stop. This is the same kind of crap Ms. Toad Sep 2019 #34

Utter nonsense. NanceGreggs Sep 2019 #36

He may scream all that on Twitter, but he'll leave the WH mokawanis Sep 2019 #38

Do you really think so? smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #42

yes. really think so stopdiggin Sep 2019 #53

He could wander the halls of the WH but who would listen to him? Kaleva Sep 2019 #58

I'm not sure everyone goes along with him on that. People hate him. No one outisde of his 40% NCLefty Sep 2019 #49

He could declare a national emergency andym Sep 2019 #50

not going to happen. stopdiggin Sep 2019 #54

Thank you bearsfootball516 Sep 2019 #57

The EC meets in 51 different locations Retrograde Sep 2019 #71

Nah. He'll just tweet-storm a bunch of crap lanlady Sep 2019 #59

Tranditionally, the president-elect shadows the sitting president in Nov, Dec and Jan bearsfootball516 Sep 2019 #65

It's not that I don't think it would happen, I know it won't happen. elocs Sep 2019 #60

I thought a batshit crazy president was a good plot for a movie or a novel . . . Vinca Sep 2019 #68

If he's still in the WH for the 2020 elections malaise Sep 2019 #61

What about the electors? They don't have to vote Ilsa Sep 2019 #62

Maybe I'm a fool, but . . . Staph Sep 2019 #67

Prediction: he tries that, Americans WILL hit the streets. maxsolomon Sep 2019 #69

That would be destroying the compact between the states. roamer65 Sep 2019 #72