03-27-2020, 11:31 AM
(03-18-2020, 12:10 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: That the Republican governor of Ohio cancelled the prime day of the Ohio primary, yes. MSNBC and Rachel Maddow reported this a few days ago. The three primaries reported on recently were originally scheduled as four.
If the shelter in place order is still in place in November, would Trump do same thing to keep a hold on power? Possible. He has often said he can do anything. He has ignored the two term constitutional limit in various daydreams. As far as I could tell, no big ruckus occurred in Ohio. It would likely make absolutely sure he was gone when the order is eventually canceled, but I wouldn't put it past him.
One guy's opinion. We'll see if the shelter in place thing sticks, how serious the isolation becomes. November is very far away to do much more than wonder. It is enough to start a discussion.
...I suspect that your "anything he wants" comment is based on an out-of-context statement. Trump was talking about firing prosecutors. The POTUS CAN fire anyone in the Executive branch, he's the HEAD of the executive branch. Article II, you know. Meanwhile, Obama sometimes claimed that he knew he wasn't a king, but then went ahead and acted like one. I suspect Obama would have been exploiting Wuflu for power faster than a hobo could jump on a hoagie.
As for primaries, they are essentially a partially taxpayer subsidized election for a private organization, i.e., a political party. A political party doesn't even have to pay attention to the results of an election, if it doesn't like the results. That's a little different from a constitutionally mandated election, isn't it?