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In reply to the discussion: Reality check: will Donald Trump seek and serve an illegal third term as president? [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(21,269 posts)33. None of that is grounded in reality, law or logic.
You failed to discuss the potential responses from the courts (who, with one exception, he has not defied), the congress, the military and the people.
You seem to have forgotten that elections have been held during every war, including the Civil War, as well as in the aftermath of 9/11.
Imagining something and typing it on the internet doesnt make that thing plausible, possible or probable.
We agree that the constitution is clear, and even the current corrupt MAGA majority on SCOTUS would not permanently extinguish their power and their relevance by ruling that 2=3.
Their loyalty is to their ideology, not to Trump the man. He was a means to an end, and will be discarded at the end of this term.
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Reality check: will Donald Trump seek and serve an illegal third term as president? [View all]
Fiendish Thingy
Wednesday
OP
Seek, maybe, because he does dumb, illegal and/or unconstitutional things all the time, but serve?
Ocelot II
Wednesday
#4
Absolutely for the grift, and for the ego-trip of being able to anoint a successor.
Ocelot II
Wednesday
#7
His father lived into his 90s, even though he had Alzscheimer's, so I am not assuming he will die soon,
tblue37
Yesterday
#51
By "seek", I mean formally declare and file his candidacy and seek the GOP 2028 nomination. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Wednesday
#17
I believe the puppet masters will cause him to either be shut down or will die.
chouchou
Wednesday
#15
Actually the "Yes" option states Trump will remain in office for the rest of his life
Fiendish Thingy
Wednesday
#26
Walk me through the steps of just how he will "try" to stay in office.
Fiendish Thingy
Wednesday
#29
If a leading an insurrection is fine with the Roberts court then a third term is nothing.
Blues Heron
Yesterday
#53
So you think SCOTUS will rule that a part of the constitution is unconstitutional?
Fiendish Thingy
Yesterday
#54
It's exactly what they already did- Colorado ruled he was ineligible and they forced him back on the ballot
Blues Heron
Yesterday
#55
States are in charge of the elections right? The scotus just made some shit up to force him back on.
Blues Heron
Yesterday
#63
SCOTUS never ruled on Trump's disqualification under the 14th amendment
Fiendish Thingy
Yesterday
#62
The only way Trump was ever going to be disqualified under the 14th Amendment was if the Justice Department put him
Midwestern Democrat
Yesterday
#67
He might well "seek it", but I don't believe he will survive until November 2028 anyway....
Jack Valentino
Yesterday
#59