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What Is The Point , Mr T
Pres Trump still wielding the axe
But what is the point ?
Is there any realistic chance of the Election Result being overturned , to keep him in office?
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But what is the point ?
Is there any realistic chance of the Election Result being overturned , to keep him in office?
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His behaviour highlights the enormous flaw in the US voting procedure - it was inevitable that one day an unscrupulous President would use the overlap period to betray his country and make it difficult for his/her successor. And now it's happened.
Once voted out, they should be rendered powerless ASAP like in this country.
Once voted out, they should be rendered powerless ASAP like in this country.
Like it or not, Joe Biden is not officially “president-elect” until President Trump concedes or the states have certified the results and the court cases have been dismissed. The result doesn't need "overturning"; simply certifying. The media and the world may want to move on quicker, but that isn't how US law works, regrettably, and Trump is well within his rights not to concede anything until all the results are certified. What he stands to win or lose by doing so, is another argument altogether- and no-one ever said Trump would be a good loser! Why, despite Covid and everything else, a country as "advanced" as the USA can't count the election results in one go within 24 hours is plainly ridiculous.
Hopkirk //I'm looking forward to the day he is marched out by marines, and tries to cling on to any banister rail or doorpost in reach.//
A bit like this lol
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A bit like this lol
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// Why, despite Covid and everything else, a country as "advanced" as the USA can't count the election results in one go within 24 hours is plainly ridiculous. //
One reason is that not all of the votes arrived on election day itself. For example, overseas ballots (and military ballots) can be counted for several days after the election (rules vary by state). Another is that the practical exercise of counting postal votes is lengthy. Each envelope has to be opened (usually twice, because often they're meant to be sent inside two envelopes including an internal "security" envelope), and then the signature checked against records etc. Given that the volume of postal voting this year was far greater than previous years, this naturally drags the process out, especially in states where postal votes weren't even allowed to be counted until after polls closed.
All of this drags the process out, but normally that's fine. In 2016, for example, the result was "called" on the night, despite some millions of votes still to be counted. Back then, for some reason, there were far fewer complaints about the delay, or the process, from Trump et al.
One reason is that not all of the votes arrived on election day itself. For example, overseas ballots (and military ballots) can be counted for several days after the election (rules vary by state). Another is that the practical exercise of counting postal votes is lengthy. Each envelope has to be opened (usually twice, because often they're meant to be sent inside two envelopes including an internal "security" envelope), and then the signature checked against records etc. Given that the volume of postal voting this year was far greater than previous years, this naturally drags the process out, especially in states where postal votes weren't even allowed to be counted until after polls closed.
All of this drags the process out, but normally that's fine. In 2016, for example, the result was "called" on the night, despite some millions of votes still to be counted. Back then, for some reason, there were far fewer complaints about the delay, or the process, from Trump et al.
