(08-10-2017 04:05 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(08-10-2017 02:37 PM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(08-10-2017 01:39 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  Over half of Republicans in a poll said they would support delaying the 2020 elections if Trump proposed it.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/346...n-if-trump

On one hand, you should always take a poll question like this with a grain of salt.

On the other, WTF?

I also take selectively quoted news titles with a grain of salt. The two questions that the Washington Post posed to people were:

If Donald Trump were to say that the 2020 presidential election should be postponed until the country can make sure that only eligible American citizens can vote, would you support or oppose postponing the election?

What if both Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress were to say that the 2020 presidential election should be postponed until the country can make sure that only eligible American citizens can vote? Would you support or oppose postponing the election?

Frankly (if you take the question literally), the postponement of an election for that reason would be until the end of time, given the extremely high probability that there is at least one instance of voter fraud in every single election.

I agree that the title is a bit misleading, but I think this is a really staggering response that indicates people obviously haven't thought their answer through. There would have to be a very legitimate, tangible, and frankly, short-term incident for there to be any reasonable reason to postpone the national election.

Thinking that is as vast and, really abstract, as stopping ineligible Americans is rationale for being able to postpone an election is terrifying. That opens the door for some massive manipulation.

Considering how it is written into the United States Code, and partially embedded in the Constitution, I am troubled that you would allow for even:

Quote:a very legitimate, tangible, and frankly, short-term incident for there to be any reasonable reason to postpone the national election.

Sorry, if it is the law the way it is, and actually in the Constitution for a decent portion, there is *no* excuse to postpone an election in my book.

But I am a more 'rule of law' guy without the 'reasonableness in today's society' interpretation exception.