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minus-squareMaple Engineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoHe’ll declare war before the midterms and claim that there can’t be elections while the US is at war.
minus-squareneuromorph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoshame we held open and fair elections during every war we’ve had in the past, including civil war
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoWillie Nelson’s not going to like that. Venezuela is tough to rhyme.
minus-squaretehn00bi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThanks for the wag the dog reference.
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoWell, from Ukraine, though an actual war is occurring. Russia are more than happy to hold elections since they’re rigged anyway.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoUkraine has a different constitution than us, with provisions for suspending elections during war. We do not have any such provisions in our constitution.
He’ll declare war before the midterms and claim that there can’t be elections while the US is at war.
shame we held open and fair elections during every war we’ve had in the past, including civil war
Willie Nelson’s not going to like that. Venezuela is tough to rhyme.
Thanks for the wag the dog reference.
Learning from Russia
Well, from Ukraine, though an actual war is occurring. Russia are more than happy to hold elections since they’re rigged anyway.
Ukraine has a different constitution than us, with provisions for suspending elections during war. We do not have any such provisions in our constitution.
Sure.