• matlag@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    He could launch the invasion and use it as an excuse to declare state of emergency and postpone the mid-terms to… never.

    He made several comments about how convenient it is for Zelensky that Ukraine holds no elections during the war.

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      3 months ago

      He might want to do that but it’s not very likely to succeed; the U. S. doesn’t suspend elections during wartime. They didn’t during their own civil war: no way a foreign war would have any precedent or sway anyone.

      • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml
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        3 months ago

        The US didn’t do a lot of things until he decided they were doing it.

        Who’s gonna stop him?