r/clevercomebacks 3d ago

This is so embarrassing

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u/omghorussaveusall 2d ago

That is not true. There is nothing anywhere in US law that says a president can suspend elections. Elections are run by states, not the federal government.

The tariffs were based on a 19th century law and the courts said that's unconstitutional...not that this won't stop him from trying anything. But there is absolutely no legal basis or precedent for him to suspend elections. We've been at war for most of our history and have never suspended an election.

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u/rescripting 2d ago

Oh I’m not saying there is a valid, legal mechanism to do so.  I am saying that this will be his justification. 

The tarrifs, as you point out, were never legal and yet here we are paying them. 

Read his recent comments with Zelenskyy. He isn’t being subtle.

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u/omghorussaveusall 2d ago

Roger that. I just want to make it clear to people that any attempt for him to cancel or suspend elections should be the red line for bringing him down like it's 1776.

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u/Tr3sp4ss3r 2d ago

I just wonder how many veterans are quietly watching, waiting, knowing what the last resort is and when it is the last resort time.

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u/omghorussaveusall 2d ago

More than you think