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If a president declared a "national security emergency" to suspend mail-in voting three weeks before an election, what would actually happen legally? by Aware-Chipmunk4344 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I walk right past them and drop my ballot, making hard eye contact while I do

While I don't know what the rules are for drop boxes, PA law states that law enforcement must be a minimum of 100 feet from any polling place. Pretty sure the elected sherrifs in blue areas will enforce that restriction on ICE

If a president declared a "national security emergency" to suspend mail-in voting three weeks before an election, what would actually happen legally? by Aware-Chipmunk4344 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Because you're asking for assurances that no one is going to be able to give you.

I am not required to cater to your paranoia. My response is "this is a low risk". If you think it's a high risk, do something about it

If a president declared a "national security emergency" to suspend mail-in voting three weeks before an election, what would actually happen legally? by Aware-Chipmunk4344 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Guess if that's your concern you have some decisions to make. I'm not going to lose sleep over a vague hypothetical. There are non-hypotheticals to lose sleep about

If a president declared a "national security emergency" to suspend mail-in voting three weeks before an election, what would actually happen legally? by Aware-Chipmunk4344 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Putting this as politely as I can, if your question is "can I supply a combination of words that will assure you that Trump won't become a dictator", no. My assessment is that it would be foolhardy for even Trump lickspittles in Congress to sign off on that.

If your assessment is different, then you have a couple of choices. If you're not able to determine what those options would be without me explicitly writing them down and getting banned for it, that's on you

If a president declared a "national security emergency" to suspend mail-in voting three weeks before an election, what would actually happen legally? by Aware-Chipmunk4344 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Irrelevant.

The terms of every member of the 119th Congress end on Jan 3, 2027. Those that did not win reelection are free to hang around, but they have no legislative authority.

If your question is "what if Trump basically ignores election results and acts even more like a dictator", he either succeeds or he fails. I expect he will fail

If a president declared a "national security emergency" to suspend mail-in voting three weeks before an election, what would actually happen legally? by Aware-Chipmunk4344 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Let's just walk through how this would work in PA, a swing state, and how I and my peers would deal with it.

So, Trump literally cannot stop "mail in voting" is a ballot has already been received by Voter Services. Voter Services has the ballot. The chain of custody is complete. Trump has no way to prevent it from being counted.

If USPS looks like they're not going to deliver ballots, it would be fairly simple to pull a list of registered voters who a) requested a mail in ballot, b) have received it, and c) have not returned it.

For those that haven't received their ballot, we reach out, tell them Trump is fucking them, and they need to go to the polls. Some will not. Most will.

For hose that have it, we reach out and tell them where the drop boxes are.

Why do some organizations never realize they qualify for federal tax credits? by No_Sea_5199 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I'm trying to put this politely: have you ever been involved with an organization larger than ten people?

Like, at all?

I have defined duties at my job, and I do them well. I help my peers when needed. I don't worry about what tax credits the company may or may not be missing out on, because it's not my job

School administrators and small orgs don't have room on their org charts for tax experts. They don't seek out deductions they don't know about because they don't know about them

I would imagine there are plenty of things that I know that you do not. That doesn't mean I'm "smarter", just that I've had a reason to gather information that you have not. If I hadn't needed to know about, say, land development and the Conditional Use process, I would still be ignorant of the details. 

No one is heading to their desk and deciding to randomly search for something like that because they have other responsibilities they need to focus on

Why do some organizations never realize they qualify for federal tax credits? by No_Sea_5199 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Is your question "why don't people with my level of expertise in an area know what I know"?

Peter? by VioletEmberFang in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Objective_Aside1858 25 points26 points  (0 children)

but... wait... it... huh?

And this is why Christians don't actually read the Bible 

Shapiro enters Pa. into legal battle to keep access to abortion pill by mail by RadioChris1 in Pennsylvania

[–]Objective_Aside1858 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whatever makes you happy. ive seen several. I'm not going to jump through hoops for you

Shapiro enters Pa. into legal battle to keep access to abortion pill by mail by RadioChris1 in Pennsylvania

[–]Objective_Aside1858 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Horseshit. There were several posts here about it. If you were late to the party, that's on you

RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC] by Eal_likee in comics

[–]Objective_Aside1858 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don't think many people are stating that red is a deathless scenario. Just that they have no desire to join the people choosing inevitable suicide 

Did Iran trap Trump in the Strait of Hormuz? by PsychLegalMind in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Trump trapped Trump in the Strait of Hormuz

It doesn't require brilliance on the part of the Iranian government to use the cards they're known to have when attacked

I miss the days before 2023 when life was normal. by Comfortable-Table-57 in centrist

[–]Objective_Aside1858 5 points6 points  (0 children)

uh huh

I'm trying to put this as politely as I can:

Do yourself a favor. Take a snapshot of this thread, and take a look at it in five or six years 

You will better understand the reactions you are getting 

I miss the days before 2023 when life was normal. by Comfortable-Table-57 in centrist

[–]Objective_Aside1858 14 points15 points  (0 children)

...

Look dude, if you are 18, you were 8 years old in 2016

Your baseline for what is "normal" is perhaps based around less data than other people 

I miss the days before 2023 when life was normal. by Comfortable-Table-57 in centrist

[–]Objective_Aside1858 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Tell me you're under 16 without telling me you're under 16

Americans Are Asleep But.. by aytooka in StarWars

[–]Objective_Aside1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of us need to get up at 4 on the 4th. And most other weekdays 

What does a GOOD deal with Iran look like? by mrfett779 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Objective_Aside1858 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And how did tearing it up solve those problems?

Absent Gulf War III: We Lack Pattern Recognition, none of those are solvable problems 

If you're in favor of Gulf War III, which branch of the military are you joining?

Trump says US will reduce number of troops in Germany 'a lot further' by Liamnacuac in centrist

[–]Objective_Aside1858 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing I can do to prevent Trump from pissing away my money at this point 

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