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BLACK SWAN: an unpredictable or unforeseen event, typically one with extreme consequences.
So it turns out without a constitutional amendment congress and the president can’t prevent the presidents current term from ending in January of 2021. If they cancel the election ostensibly due to COVID19 he’s still out.
BUT....
As we all know the electoral college is how the president is actually chosen and the electors are chosen by the states. Constitutionally and legally those electors do not have to be chosen based on the state election popular vote. They can be appointed by the state legislature of which 28 states and 294 electoral college votes are controlled by the GOP
Trump could simply cite COVID19 and ask those states to appoint electors to elect him to “protect the public”.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics...-constitution-state-electors-coronavirus.html
So it turns out without a constitutional amendment congress and the president can’t prevent the presidents current term from ending in January of 2021. If they cancel the election ostensibly due to COVID19 he’s still out.
BUT....
As we all know the electoral college is how the president is actually chosen and the electors are chosen by the states. Constitutionally and legally those electors do not have to be chosen based on the state election popular vote. They can be appointed by the state legislature of which 28 states and 294 electoral college votes are controlled by the GOP
Trump could simply cite COVID19 and ask those states to appoint electors to elect him to “protect the public”.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics...-constitution-state-electors-coronavirus.html