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Trump gives states a 5 day ultimatum to PROVE "NO ILLEGALS ARE VOTING"or will prosecute election officials!
Today 12:15 pm
"5 weeks" ? HA!!JohnnyYou » Today, 11:01 am » wrote: ↑ It would take him 5 weeks to answer that..
The U.S. Constitution does not grant the Executive Branch (the President) any independent authority to administer or regulate national elections. Instead, the Constitution establishes a decentralized system where states hold the primary responsibility for running elections.Here is a breakdown of what the Constitution dictates regarding elections and the Executive Branch:1. No Election Administration PowersThe Constitution does not assign the President or the Executive Branch any role in setting voting rules, establishing ballot procedures, or counting votes. According to Article I, Section 4, the power to determine the "Times, Places and Manner" of holding elections lies with the individual state legislatures, with Congress holding the power to override or alter these regulations if it chooses.2. The Presidential Selection ProcessThe only direct connection between the Executive Branch and elections outlined in the Constitution is the process by which the President and Vice President themselves are chosen:The Electoral College: Article II, Section 1 dictates that the President is not elected by popular vote. Instead, each state appoints a number of electors equal to its total number of Senators and Representatives in Congress.State Control: The Constitution gives each state legislature the absolute authority to decide how these electors are chosen.3. Legislative and Executive ChecksThe President does not have the power to unilaterally alter, cancel, or overturn election results. The Executive Branch's only involvement in federal election laws is legislative:Signing/Vetoing: The President may sign or veto federal legislation passed by Congress that sets baseline national election standards.Enforcing Statutes: The Executive Branch is responsible for enforcing any election-related laws created by Congress, such as the Voting Rights Act or the National Voter Registration Act.For more details on the balance of election powers, you can review the National Constitution Center's Article II Guide or read the Congressional Research Service Overview of the Executive Vesting Clause.
I answered "that" before YOU even POSTED YOUR piece of TRASH, above !! YOU MIGHT want to take a look at it BEFORE you continue SPEWING things YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW $HIT ABOUT !!
In a Nut Shell. the POTUS DEFINITELY has ABSOLUTE authority to impose the LAW... and JUST because YOU don't know ANYTHING about the U.S. Constitution, DOES NOT mean HE CAN'T DO IT !!
AMERICA, and AMERICANS, NEED to WAKE up… There is NOTHING “Democratic” about the CURRENT American “Democrat Party”! THEY are more an amalgamation of Totalitarian Marxists, Socialists, Communists, and Globalists… who are BENT on TAKING, and then KEEPING power... & where ultimately the American PEOPLE will have NO SAY AT ALL in how we are GOVERNED... and our "Democracy" will be DEAD!!