Original article from: Yahoo! News
President Trump’s campaign is discussing “contingency plans” that would involve bypassing the result of November’s election, reports The Atlantic.
The report delves into possible scenarios if Trump apparently loses the 2020 presidential election but doesn’t concede, noting that although we’re used to electors being selected based on the popular vote, “nothing in the Constitution says it has to be that way.” Citing Republican Party sources, The Atlantic says that Trump’s campaign is “discussing contingency plans to bypass election results and appoint loyal electors in battleground states where Republicans hold the legislative majority.”
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The bigger issue related Trump wants to take democracy away. Here”s your proof!
- The President can be elected without winning the popular vote. That President can nominate Supreme Court Justices. The Senate confirms the justices, but the Senate that derives its power from the minority of Americans.
- Senators from the least populated states confirm the Supreme Court Judges appointed by a President who didn’t win the majority.
- Democracy has been chipped away, bit by bit, even before Donald Trump. But Donald Trump might be the final blow before the entire system fails.
This election is more than an election. It’s a defining moment that will determine whether or not we will have democracy in our nation in the future. Democracy has been chipped away, bit by bit, even before Donald Trump. But Donald Trump might be the final blow before the entire system fails.
Consider this. Our President can be elected without winning the popular vote. That President can nominate Supreme Court Justices. The Senate confirms the justices, but the Senate that derives its power from the minority of Americans. Every state has two Senators, regardless of population. Wyoming has a population of about 500,000 people. They have the same number of Senators as California, with 39 million people. So Senators from the least populated states confirm the Supreme Court Judges appointed by a President who didn’t win the majority. And the Supreme Court decides laws that will have ramifications that last for generations.
Whatever happens in this election, we need to rethink the structure of our country. We need democracy to spread for the country to survive.