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Will obama delay the election
TooBig
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Obama to Delay Election because of Strom?
Monday, October 29, 2012
So Jay Carney, White House press secretary, just got some questions from the Drive-By Media. The White House press corps was asking Jay Carney if Obama might postpone Election Day because of Hurricane Sandy. And Jay Carney had no comment. Question: "Jay, some of the utilities are saying that the power is going to be out in some areas for up to ten days. That would obviously include Election Day. Is there any contingency planning to alter the Election Day schedule because of this?"
Jay Carney said, "I think that is not something I'm able to address."
Question: "Would the president have the power to adjust Election Day?"
Mr. Carney: "I don't know the answer to that question. I think you're getting way ahead of yourself here." For the regime, the election can't come soon enough. They don't have any momentum in their direction. The longer they delay this, the worse it's gonna get. The question thus arises, can the president wave a magic wand and move the election? What do you think, Snerdley? Why not? He doesn't have the constitutional mandate. He didn't have the constitutional mandate for Obamacare, either. He didn't have the constitutional mandate to award amnesty to the kids of a million illegals, but he did it.
Now, the Constitution is very clear on when presidential elections are, and to change that, you would have to amend the Constitution, and there isn't time. That's not the question. The question is, would that stop a statist like Obama? Let me ask you this. I want you all to just see if you can, off the top of your head, at any time in American history has anything canceled an election? One time. And it was a local election, and it happened on September 11th, 2001, in New York City. Local New York City elections were suspended because of 9/11. Those elections were not federally Constitutionally mandated.
We had every election on schedule, on time in the Civil War, during World War I, during World War II. There hasn't been a time. But the question is, does that matter? If The One wants to change the election - can you see him going on TV - I mean, after all, look who's gonna be affected here. Every Obama voter in the northeast is affected by this. These are blue states being impacted. These are Obama voters. Can you see him on television painfully talking about how precious the right to vote is and how Mother Nature has interceded, and it isn't fair that an act of God should keep people from voting. Can't you see him tugging at the heartstrings of every American on the basis of fairness and what's reasonable?
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Monday, October 29, 2012
So Jay Carney, White House press secretary, just got some questions from the Drive-By Media. The White House press corps was asking Jay Carney if Obama might postpone Election Day because of Hurricane Sandy. And Jay Carney had no comment. Question: "Jay, some of the utilities are saying that the power is going to be out in some areas for up to ten days. That would obviously include Election Day. Is there any contingency planning to alter the Election Day schedule because of this?"
Jay Carney said, "I think that is not something I'm able to address."
Question: "Would the president have the power to adjust Election Day?"
Mr. Carney: "I don't know the answer to that question. I think you're getting way ahead of yourself here." For the regime, the election can't come soon enough. They don't have any momentum in their direction. The longer they delay this, the worse it's gonna get. The question thus arises, can the president wave a magic wand and move the election? What do you think, Snerdley? Why not? He doesn't have the constitutional mandate. He didn't have the constitutional mandate for Obamacare, either. He didn't have the constitutional mandate to award amnesty to the kids of a million illegals, but he did it.
Now, the Constitution is very clear on when presidential elections are, and to change that, you would have to amend the Constitution, and there isn't time. That's not the question. The question is, would that stop a statist like Obama? Let me ask you this. I want you all to just see if you can, off the top of your head, at any time in American history has anything canceled an election? One time. And it was a local election, and it happened on September 11th, 2001, in New York City. Local New York City elections were suspended because of 9/11. Those elections were not federally Constitutionally mandated.
We had every election on schedule, on time in the Civil War, during World War I, during World War II. There hasn't been a time. But the question is, does that matter? If The One wants to change the election - can you see him going on TV - I mean, after all, look who's gonna be affected here. Every Obama voter in the northeast is affected by this. These are blue states being impacted. These are Obama voters. Can you see him on television painfully talking about how precious the right to vote is and how Mother Nature has interceded, and it isn't fair that an act of God should keep people from voting. Can't you see him tugging at the heartstrings of every American on the basis of fairness and what's reasonable?
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Seemingly a lot of people are willing to exchange things that are the BEST and GOOD, for those things that are just FAIR.
It would be interesting to know if there is any precedent for altering Election Day. This can't be the first time severe weather has impacted an election.
As far as I know, nothing has changed this, nor is there Constitutional authority to do so on the federal level.
Having said that,......it's a crap shoot per se, as the individual states could get involved.
Surely someone that knows a lot more than I will come along tonight.
quote:Originally posted by shilowar
It would be interesting to know if there is any precedent for altering Election Day. This can't be the first time severe weather has impacted an election.
As far as I know, nothing has changed this, nor is there Constitutional authority to do so on the federal level.
Having said that,......it's a crap shoot per se, as the individual states could get involved.
Surely someone that knows a lot more than I will come along tonight.
Like RUSH said it doesn't mean Obama won't try. Beside its not like Romney would appose a change, he'd be too afraid of the negative PR, of being a racist, the Obama spin that Romney is disenfranchising minority voters.
It's always raining somewhere. They have never postponed a federal election. The date of the election is specified in the Constitution. It doesn't say, "...if the weather is nice." If they ever did so, the precedent would be disastrous. After that, we would be swamped with requests for delays due to blizzards up north, hot spells in the southwest, drought in the midwest, etc. Best NOT to open that can of worms. On the surface, it seems obvious that it would take a Constitutional Amendment to get it through. I'd vote NO. [:)]
I agree, but that doesn't mean a slew of progressive Politicians, Judges and media wouldn't jump on board. In case you haven't noticed the Constitution has been made out to be a racist document created by old rich white landowners, and it should be modified to suit the needs of our progressive society. There are many that would sweep it aside for the purposes of protecting the minority voter.
Johnny
Obama to Delay Election because of Strom?
Strom's been dead since 2003, what's that got to do with anything?
quote:Originally posted by TooBig
Obama to Delay Election because of Strom?
Strom's been dead since 2003, what's that got to do with anything?
He may be dead but he's still voting democrat in Chicago. [:0][}:)][}:)]
quote:Originally posted by TooBig
Obama to Delay Election because of Strom?
Strom's been dead since 2003, what's that got to do with anything?
That's what I was a thinkin.
Butt I never pick on folks about there spaling.
Too old to live...too young to die...
President has no authority to delay an election. Of course, lack of legal authority never stopped Obama before. But this could cause rioting in the streets.
UH by who? Republicans don't riot, and they don't burn down stuff int heir own neighborhoods. You think progressives and their welfare dependent folks will riot because of something Obama does to retain power? not likely.
Just thinking out loud: What happens if the flooding gets to all those absentee ballots?
Probably did before the storm! [:0]
Of course, everyone overlooks that the election for President and Vice President of the US will take place on 17 Dec 2012.
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