Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine like to ridicule Donald Trump for supposedly not knowing the Constitution, but do they?
During a small rally in Reno on Thursday, Kaine attempted to mock Trump for pointing out the first presidential debate will conflict with Monday Night Football.
“The opening debate is Monday,” Kaine told about 200 people at the University of Nevada-Reno. “Isn’t that great?
“Donald was initially saying that he might not do the debates because he didn’t want to be up against Monday Night Football,” Kaine said.
“He’s a coward!” someone shouted.
“How dare the framers of the Constitution mandate that the presidential election be during football season,” Kaine said sarcastically. “It’s an outrage the Constitution requires the presidential election to be in football season.”
But the Constitution doesn’t require the election to be held in the fall. In fact, it says nothing about a date.
Article II, Section I:
The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
Congress sets the date, not the Constitution, candidate who hopes to be one heartbeat — or coughing fit– away from the presidency.
Suddenly, Donald Trump isn’t the only one who supposedly doesn’t know what’s in the Constitution.
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