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14. People, including in this thread, keep referencing concession

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 10:26 PM

Sep 2020

as if it has some significance. It doesn't. It is a meaningless ritual - a courtesy polite candidate extend to each other.

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Which of these is beyond the pale, no Barr or Rump wouldn't do it or TRY to do it? [View all] Eliot Rosewater Sep 2020 OP

There is nothing they would not try Bettie Sep 2020 #1

Thanks, can you think of one to add? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2020 #2

I don't think they would have the military physically bar Bettie Sep 2020 #3

No, they couldn't, but it is more likely that Bettie Sep 2020 #7

Yeah, I get that Bettie Sep 2020 #9

The only thing I can think of that they won't do is concede. n/t Bev54 Sep 2020 #5

Concession is a ritual. It has no legal meaning. n/t Ms. Toad Sep 2020 #12

Let's not get hung up on the word concession Eliot Rosewater Sep 2020 #13

People, including in this thread, keep referencing concession Ms. Toad Sep 2020 #14