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In reply to the discussion: 'President Pelosi' Trends on Twitter After Donald Trump Suggests Delaying the Election [View all]Tumbulu
(6,268 posts)21. CA would still have an election and Pelosi would have been reelected
and so there will be a House and she will still be the speaker.
If some states have elections that become contested, or are made to be delayed, that does not stop the other states - such as CA - from operating.
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'President Pelosi' Trends on Twitter After Donald Trump Suggests Delaying the Election [View all]
JonLP24
Jul 2020
OP
To play along here, any Democratic majority in that scenario may be fleeting.
tritsofme
Jul 2020
#12
No matter who's right in this sub-thread, it's clear that the actual outcome would be total chaos.
Towlie
Jul 2020
#23
The Senate is not now, nor has it ever been "a continuing body" a common misconception
grantcart
Jul 2020
#29
It is astonishing that people become so invested in defending facts that can be found easily
grantcart
Aug 2020
#35
Real world examples are illustrative. Following the 2002 election, Republicans retook the Senate
tritsofme
Aug 2020
#36
Checking the actual Senator resolution I find that your rendering of the term of President Pro Tem
grantcart
Aug 2020
#37