Saturday Post

 Hi Everyone!

 Living in the US now is just a scary place. All thanks to the "thing" in the white house and the reprehensible people that do his bidding and those that voted for him. With him wanting to start WW3 and taking over countries that will benefit him, we also now have him talking about cancelling the midterms. He started taking about it in January and then again during an interview with Reuters. 

This is one of many things that I knew would happen sooner or later and it is happening now. The "thing" doesn't just talk out of the side of his neck. Once he starts talking about something it soon happens. The president has no constitutional authority over federal election administration, this belongs to the states.  Some Red states will just do what he asks. Other Red states will be paid to halt the midterms. Blue states will be threatened with losing federal funding if they don't comply. I can see this to be the real beginning of civil war in my country. 

With voting in mind, according to 

NPR's congressional retirement tracker, as of Jan. 8, 2026, there are 58 current representatives and senators who are retiring or running for a different office — 11 senators and 47 House members.

So who will be running for these places? Or will the "thing" just say let's not have a congress? Something to think about. 

 

1. Immediate Legal Challenges

• Lack of Authority: Under federal law and the Constitution, the President has no unilateral power to cancel or postpone federal elections.
• State Control: Elections are administered by individual states, not the federal government. For an election to be halted, a President would theoretically need the compliance of all 50 states, which is considered a "virtual impossibility".
• Supreme Court Intervention: Any executive order attempting to suspend voting would be immediately challenged. Experts suggest the Supreme Court would likely rule such an action unconstitutional, as the timing of federal elections is set by Congress, not the Executive Branch. 
• I wonder about this Supreme Court.

2. Constitutional Deadlock

• Expiration of Terms: The Constitution mandates that the terms of all 435 House members and one-third of the Senate expire in January 2027.
• Loss of Quorum: If elections are not held, there would be no legal mechanism to fill these seats. Congress would effectively cease to function due to a lack of members, preventing the passage of any laws, budgets, or presidential appointments. 

3. Political and Civil Unrest

• Impeachment Risk: The "thing" himself has acknowledged that the midterms are "existential," stating that if Democrats win control of the House, he will likely face immediate impeachment.
• Civil Resistance: Experts warn that attempting to halt a bedrock democratic process could lead to mass street protests, civil disobedience, or even domestic conflict.
• International Backlash: Such an action would likely lead to a total cessation of foreign tourism and severe economic instability as global markets react to the collapse of the American democratic process. 

4. Alternative Tactics for Interference

Rather than a total halt, analysts point to other methods the administration might use to influence the 2026 outcome:

• Federal Policing: Reports suggest the administration may consider deploying federal agents (such as ICE) to "patrol" polling sites under the guise of security, which critics argue is a form of voter intimidation.
• Voter Data Access: The Justice Department has already sued multiple states to gain access to private voter data files.
• Redistricting: The administration has pushed Republican-led states to undertake mid-decade redistricting to maximize GOP congressional seats before the November vote.  
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• This no longer feels like my country. 
• Nicole