It appears that the 2040 election is going to run true to form.  Much like the 2036 election debacle, we don’t expect the results to be decided by the Supreme Court any sooner than October 2041. It just isn’t possible for 313 Supreme Court Justices to make a decision on the hundreds of lawsuits in less than 11 or 12 months. 

For the third time in 20 years, the Speaker of the House will assume the role of President until a decision is made by the Court.  We are still paying for the results of temporary Speaker leadership in the past.  In 2029, Speaker George Santos issued an executive order allowing any Republican lawmaker from the State of New York to use up to 93% of their campaign funds for personal expenditures. In addition, he reinstituted construction of the Keystone pipeline.  The contract was awarded to MAGA Builders, Inc. which appears to be 97% owned by elected Republican officials.  In 2039, Speaker Pelosi ordered that all Americans are entitled to unlimited quality ice cream at no cost.  Ironically, her husband owns the Marie Antoinette Creamery that provides the high quality product (at $20 per pint) to the federal government.

Clearly, the challenge of adding up votes is magnified by the addition of 107 states since 2020.  It started with Puerto Rico, Washington DC, and Guam in 2021.  During the next cycle, to rebalance the Senate, the Republicans added the Bering Islands, Galapagos, Greater Nepal, Easter Island, and Stonehenge (generously approved by Boris Johnson).

The final element of complexity is the diverse voting regulations adopted by 157 independent states.  In 2028, California passed the Clairvoyant Voting Act which stipulates that the citizens of California can submit their qualified votes by mental telepathy.  Unfortunately, there is a dearth of qualified individuals to receive the brain to brain transfers and, even though the votes are legally cast by election day, the panel of Kreskins cannot aggregate the total in less than six months.  70 other states have embraced this form of voting and they all have the same receptor problem.  As a result, these 71 states are the last to report their vote totals.  Very often, this last minute tabulation swings the election results from the Republican candidate to the Democratic candidate.  Of course the lawsuits begin immediately after the 157 states finalize their results.   

The Government Accounting Office estimates that the 314 members of the Senate spend 96% of their time approving Supreme Court Justices and ratifying new states. The Executive Branch is also time challenged.  They are not in place for a year after the election which pretty much puts them in a mode of immediate preparation for the upcoming midterm election.

Meanwhile, the government printing press is running at top speed.  Governmental spending is 87% of the Gross National Product.  The liberals point out that, as long as you can print dollars you will always prosper.  The Federal Reserve, however, is a little concerned about the inflation rate creeping up to 638%.