TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 20 hours agoKamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president againwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down117 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkKamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president againwww.bbc.comTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 20 hours agomessage-square96fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 hours agoAs far as I’m aware there’s no “wartime” exemption from the term limit.
minus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoTh real question is, can he declare martial law to prevent or delay the 2028 elections thus extending his second term indefinitely?
minus-squareCatAssTrophy@safest.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoThere is no constitutional basis for moving the date of elections under any circumstances. Elections went on as normal during the Civil War and WWII, there’s absolutely no legal, constitutional or moral excuse for cancelling or delaying them.
As far as I’m aware there’s no “wartime” exemption from the term limit.
Th real question is, can he declare martial law to prevent or delay the 2028 elections thus extending his second term indefinitely?
There is no constitutional basis for moving the date of elections under any circumstances. Elections went on as normal during the Civil War and WWII, there’s absolutely no legal, constitutional or moral excuse for cancelling or delaying them.