Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoDespite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential termwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDespite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential termwww.cbc.caGreg Clarke@lemmy.ca to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoJust not holding elections due to some sort of national emergency is a tried and true method.
minus-square52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoWe held elections in the middle of the Civil War and made sure soldiers could vote. If Lincoln could do it then, we can do it now. I’ll fight to make sure we have elections, and I hope others do the same.
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoYeah, but Lincoln wanted elections. It’s different if the President doesn’t want them.
Just not holding elections due to some sort of national emergency is a tried and true method.
We held elections in the middle of the Civil War and made sure soldiers could vote. If Lincoln could do it then, we can do it now. I’ll fight to make sure we have elections, and I hope others do the same.
Yeah, but Lincoln wanted elections. It’s different if the President doesn’t want them.