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Loki Liesmith

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4. It can't happen

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:43 AM

Jul 2020

If there’s no election before the electoral college meets then the Speaker of the House becomes the next president on Jan 20. At that point the secret service transfers loyalty to her and they will act to remove any unwanted individuals in the White House.

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FEC commissioner to Trump: 'No. You don't have the power to move the election' [View all] mucifer Jul 2020 OP

He will try to just take that power. triron Jul 2020 #1

It can't happen Loki Liesmith Jul 2020 #4

Oh SNAP!!! Madame Speaker becomes President Pelosi. Imagine that!! onetexan Jul 2020 #14

YES!!! elleng Jul 2020 #21

Wouldn't that be nice. R's would jump off a cliff. Pepsidog Jul 2020 #25

Nice to hear from you again. Thanks for the information. triron Jul 2020 #19

no, as IF there are NO elections in November, then come January 3rd, the House has no members Celerity Jul 2020 #43

Vacant Senate seats can be filled by Governors whopis01 Jul 2020 #66

Definitely can't happen GB_RN Jul 2020 #44

It's a fine point but the election date is set by federal statute, not the constitution. TomSlick Jul 2020 #64

Umm... GB_RN Jul 2020 #67

You are correct. My apologies. TomSlick Aug 2020 #68

The House can appoint anyone to the speakership Captain Zero Jul 2020 #48

He won't "work on that." Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #2

From the same article... SergeStorms Jul 2020 #26

Can he replace her? Hope not. 😨 SaveOurDemocracy Jul 2020 #3

That was my first thought. She's about to get the "you're fired" treatment. BComplex Jul 2020 #7

Thank you for this!! onetexan Jul 2020 #18

The FBI director has a term of, I believe, 9 years. rsdsharp Jul 2020 #63

Current House seats all expire on Jan. 3, 2021 Retrograde Jul 2020 #33

I don't see how Trump could prevent states from holding state elections avebury Jul 2020 #34

if it goes past Jan 2, every state legislature in the country yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #65

A discussion I had on Twitter we thought AllyCat Jul 2020 #41

Pompeo say DOJ will decide, so then what? SoonerPride Jul 2020 #5

No you fucking won't Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #9

Pompeo is a jackass. He needs to be deported to Russia. LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #13

I'd like to Pompy in an orange jumpsuit, too. rickyhall Jul 2020 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Jul 2020 #16

He's just as wrong as the idiot he works for wryter2000 Jul 2020 #20

Poopeo is full of poop. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #24

How do Pompeo or the DOJ get to call the shots? Sugarcoated Jul 2020 #50

So *there*, donnie. crickets Jul 2020 #6

lifelong con artist tRump, an NBC made reality show star, his presidency is & has been fashioned yaesu Jul 2020 #8

Well, we know why he won't work on that! Re--last line. pandr32 Jul 2020 #10

"work"? he doesn't do "work" 0rganism Jul 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author onetexan Jul 2020 #22

He knows he is going to lose Roc2020 Jul 2020 #12

In deed, he'll continue to consolidate power & make himself lifetime president like Putin, Kim & Xi onetexan Jul 2020 #23

recreational tyranny 0rganism Jul 2020 #32

The media is feeding his brain Crazyleftie Jul 2020 #15

"the media" is not a monolith maxsolomon Jul 2020 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jul 2020 #27

He's not setting the groundwork to move the election Saviolo Jul 2020 #28

And from what Barr has been saying leftieNanner Jul 2020 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author marie999 Jul 2020 #37

That's all well and good... Saviolo Jul 2020 #40

Let Them Whine ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #39

We've said this over and over regarding Trump. Saviolo Jul 2020 #45

Does Your Neck Hurt? ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #46

It's about fraudulent elections. Saviolo Jul 2020 #59

Won't work. He tried the same thing in 2016. Nonsense claim(s) not backed by evidence. SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #52

Was my tweet reply too harsh? chwaliszewski Jul 2020 #29

Can you flag or report this tweet? leftieNanner Jul 2020 #31

Twitter has rules about misleading information on elections. Initech Jul 2020 #51

i reported his tweet. lies about election is against Twitter rules trueblue2007 Jul 2020 #57

Can states postpone the election? AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author marie999 Jul 2020 #38

As long as a simple majority of electors are certified by Dec 10, yes. CaptainTruth Jul 2020 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author marie999 Jul 2020 #49

sounds great to me AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #56

There goes tiptonic Jul 2020 #36

Loser Trump becomes more desperate Nululu Jul 2020 #42

GOP senators are also shooting the idea down Warpy Jul 2020 #53

Trump will simply make himself softydog88 Jul 2020 #55

'Cause trump is a ******* Fascist-Putin's Puppet.. but Cha Jul 2020 #58

Trump either has no case or a weak case. If he has a good one, he's not telling you, which is why bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #60

The fix is in Squidly Jul 2020 #61

In other news, warmfeet Jul 2020 #62