Opens mouth and inserts both feet with more
craziness
(Do the public a favor & leave your post
ASAP)
A reminder
of just how such a poor performer Jared Kushner truly is – my
earlier post on that subject.
Now this story from the
Washington Post proves that point in very scary terms – key
highlights from the article:
Jared Kushner (I note: Trump’s “senior advisor who is truly dumber than a door knob”) has raised eyebrows by suggesting that there was
uncertainty about whether the presidential election would happen in November as
scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic and that he had some role in
making that determination.
Hours after his remarks to Time magazine generated a
strong reaction on social media, Kushner, issued a clarification, saying he was
unaware of and not involved in any “discussions” about changing the date of the
2020 election.
Neither Trump nor Kushner as his adviser has any legal authority
to change the timing of the presidential election.
The brief
and disconcerting episode raised doubts about Kushner’s familiarity with the
laws and constitutional provisions governing U.S. presidential elections.
The
Congressional Research Service (CRS) notes: “The text of the Constitution does not appear to contain a
constitutional role for the Executive Branch in such decisions.”
The
federal statute says Election Day is to be held on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, it continued: “Since 1845, Congress has required states to
appoint presidential electors on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, which represents the date by which voters in every state must cast
their ballot for President.”
Kushner’s
comments are particularly fraught because some critics, such as former vice
president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, were already on high
alert for an attempt by Trump to put off the election because of the
coronavirus outbreak.
In Kushner’s
interview with Time, he said while it wasn’t his decision to make, he wasn’t
certain he could say the election would happen on November 3.
He added:
“If there is a second outbreak of coronavirus in the fall, I’m not sure I can
commit one way or the other, but right now that’s the plan. Hopefully by the
time we get to September, October, November, we’ve done enough work with
testing and with all the different things we’re trying to do to prevent a
future outbreak of the magnitude that would make us shut down again. I really
believe that once America opens up, it’ll be very hard for America to ever lock
down again.”
His remarks
were met with concerns:
William
Kristol, a neo-conservative political commentator and editor at large of the
Bulwark tweeted: “Kushner’s statement reveals amazing ignorance of the
Constitution and law. It reveals startling arrogance in taking for granted he
gets to have some say about when the election is held. It also reveals an utter
lack of understanding of his subordinate role in our democracy.”
Joe Biden
also offered an explicit warning to a group of donors last month about the
potential for the election to be moved, saying in part: “Mark my words, I think
he is going to try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some
rationale why it can’t be held.”
Ironically,
Kushner’s noncommittal response on the election date is at odds with Trump's own public position when he said last month: “The general
election will happen on November 3.”
But Trump,
like he has so often said without evidence, also attacked mail-in voting, claiming:
“It is RIPE for FRAUD. I think that mail-in voting is a terrible thing. There’s
a lot of dishonesty going on with mail-in voting, mail-in ballots.”
Note: Trump
voted by last mail last cycle and when he was asked by a reporter about the
apparent disconnect, he said: “I did because I can.” What an arrogant ass.
This from the experts who track this from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU.
My 2 cents: Americans will not tolerate any
dictator-like tampering with elections or our right to vote fair, open, and
timely without any hanky-panky of any sort otherwise we have no American system
about anything … but, it’s a fav GOP ploy: tampering as much as possible to win
any way possible by voter suppression – their attempts are clear on this point.
Kushner should take off that mask and add masking tape
around his entire mouth and STFU – he is a total horrible dumbass. He is pitiful
through and through and it’s no wonder Trump likes him so much – they are both identical
in their corrupt, selfish, and dumb methods.
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