Trump is trying to unlawfully affect the timing of the election. He can’t. The timing of the general election is set by the U.S. Constitution and by federal law, fixed since 1845.
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Justice Jackson famously warned in 1952 that such power “either has no beginning or it has no end. If it exists, it need submit to no legal restraint. I am not alarmed that it would plunge us straightaway into dictatorship, but it is at least a step in that wrong direction.” —passed in response to claims that troops were used to intimidate voters and help the election of Rutherford B. Hayes two years earlier.One other possibility must be considered. California Governor Gavin Newsom has suggested that martial law might be declared in his state. So Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed “wartime” President, might be tempted to declare martial law nationally, and order the military to ensure that the election was delayed.
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President Trump suggests the U.S. may need to delay the electionPresident Donald Trump's Thursday morning tweet that suggested delaying the November election could cause problems for equity investors. 'It sows chaos, and chaos is bad for the stock market,' Jim Cramer said on 'Squawk on the Street.' Trump does not have the power to delay the election by himself; presidential elections are set for the first Tuesday of November by a 19th-century federal law.
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Trump Floats Election Delay, but Only Congress Can Change the DateThe president in a tweet questioned whether the date should be pushed back and criticized universal mail-in voting as inaccurate and fraudulent without providing evidence.
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GOP leaders shoot down Trump suggestion to 'delay the election'The president's idea appears dead on arrival with his own party.
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Trump floats election delay, lawmakers in both parties reject ideaPresident Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov. 3 U.S. elections, an idea immediately rejected by both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in Congress - the sole branch of government with the authority to make such a change.
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