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"We'll have to see what happens," President Trump says when asked if he'll commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose in November.
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We better begin to see riots and protests unheard of in American history, because we already know Trump's plan is hoping the system has enough yes men to protect him yet again. If they protected him for impeachment, he's trying to get protection via the election itself, and if not that, the Supreme Court.
He's not fucking leaving.
It's shit like this that makes the horserace coverage so hard to swallow. It's like if one team before the Super Bowl kept saying the other team can only win through cheating, that they won't accept a loss, etc. That would be the story! You wouldn't keep comparing o-lines or what not.
Reporter: "If violence erupts at the polls leading up to Election Day, do you believe they should be kept open to allow voters to participate in the democratic process?"
Trump: "We'll have to see."
Reporter: "If you win the election, will you have your political enemies imprisoned?"
Trump: "We'll have to see."
Reporter: "Can we expect to see an official White House declaration of open genocide on minorities, should a second Trump term come to pass?"
Trump: "We'll have to see."
Trump: "We'll have to see."
Reporter: "If you win the election, will you have your political enemies imprisoned?"
Trump: "We'll have to see."
Reporter: "Can we expect to see an official White House declaration of open genocide on minorities, should a second Trump term come to pass?"
Trump: "We'll have to see."
Totally agree with you, I'm not American but I've seen and learned about more than enough riots and protests that actually disrupted daily life for those better off in Europe to know that if they won't listen to the people and the peoples voices are ignored, then the people need to show them that they aren't gonna take that shit. America likes to think it's democracy can't ever be taken down and destroyed because of it's constitution but trump has shown that it ain't worth shit if they just decide to ignore it and have the backing of other parts of government.
I've said it multiple times recently, if the GOP and trump want to steal the election and refuse to do as the people vote, then burn the whole fucking system down, the moment that buildings and businesses that the GOPs backers own start being fucked with is the moment the GOP are forced to remove trump. Hurt their money and they'll change their tune real fast.
He'll sick his supporters on everyone. Cops will be on their side.
I hope for the best for all of us.
That alone , as bad as it is, wouldn't be sufficient for him to stay in office, it would be by complicity and conspiracy with sufficient number of state and federal GOP legislators, and the courts and (as a last resort the military). Unfortunately, I have less and less confidence in that happening by the day
This article is exhibit A for why there is concern, from a professor of Electoral Law https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/trump-plan-supreme-court-stop-election-vote-count.html
That being said, still vote. If/when there's more to be done afterwards, then we can fight like hell on that battlefield too.
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This is why I say voting isn't enough now. It won't save us from this, and you'd be delusional to think otherwise.
I thought this thread was going to be about this article:
The Trump Campaign Is Reportedly Plotting an Election Coup to “Bypass” a Biden Win
How Republican-controlled state legislatures could be used to circumvent the results of the election and ensure a Trump victory.www.vanityfair.com
This is terrifying because it actually is "legal." Undemocratic, but legal. I don't feel comfortable sharing what I think should take place should this happen.
I wonder if Donald Trump would actually attempt to do this.
www.forbes.com
Trump Threatens To Issue Executive Order Preventing Biden From Being Elected President
"He is the worst candidate in the history of presidential politics."
www.forbes.com
If that happens we literally must revolt, there's no other solution.
I know I've become numb to it all but some of the shit this dude says... like, make a transcript of this answer, send it back in time 10 years and say that a US President says this before an election. Everyone would call bullshit and say it's fake.
I like this part from that article. He tells us more and more about how he operates with things like this:I wonder if Donald Trump would actually attempt to do this.
Trump Threatens To Issue Executive Order Preventing Biden From Being Elected President
"He is the worst candidate in the history of presidential politics."
Yeah, being in Pennsylvania, I've seen the lengths our Republican legislators have gone in an attempt to undermine our Democratic Governor during this pandemic. I wouldn't put it past them for a second to do whatever they have to do to keep Trump.
That's why it's so hard to unseat dictators around the world. Their very lives depend on them being at the top.
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To be fair, it will likely be more Romney's judge than Trump's. Trump doesn't give a shit about getting rid of Roe v. Wade beyond how it riles up his base.
This gets more and more terrifying each time. i know he's been saying some form of this since way back in 2016 when he implied he would not concede if he lost that election, but now he has way more to lose if he is ousted out of power. I truly hope this election is a massive landslide, and not even Trump can spin some insane story about how he really won.
Is he talking about "any suggestion" as in it's rude to even ask Trump the question, or implying (correctly) that Trump made the suggestion?
He wins no points either way since he's full of shit, but I'm curious.
People say this but I live in a area that has Trump shit all over the place. These people are just itching to shoot a "lib" if he wants to fight the election results he has a fucking army.
You have to appreciate the irony that the very people who insist they need an arsenal to defend against fascism, will enthusiastically support fascism.
Eh, his "army" of supporters is a secondary concern, if he actually legitimately circumvents the election because Republican States help him then we'll have to contend with the real military, police, FBI and everyone else.
I hope this shit is just posturing but if it isn't, well, things are going to be bad. We're either going to have to fight those apparatuses of government with force or resign to Authoritarianism.
The problem with Mitt's tweet (and the original question to Trump in the first place), is that it assumes a situation in which there is no doubt that power should transfer from one party to another. In our case, Republicans are going to try to invalidate the results (aka mail-in ballots) and cast doubt over who should be in power in order to make it seem like Trump refusing to accept the outcome is the morally right thing to do in the face of an illegal election "rigged" by the Democrats.
In their reality, a peaceful transfer of power is not able to exist, therefore it's not hypocritical to say this now and then later back Trump regardless of the actual voting. Basically, just don't be surprised when Romney (and all Republicans) do a quick 180 once Trump formally claims his opposition to the election.
In their reality, a peaceful transfer of power is not able to exist, therefore it's not hypocritical to say this now and then later back Trump regardless of the actual voting. Basically, just don't be surprised when Romney (and all Republicans) do a quick 180 once Trump formally claims his opposition to the election.
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This might become his leverage to stay out of prison.
Thing is - are there similar states with similar advantages for Democrats? Would guess it would go this route and into chaos (which ultimately feeds Trump).
Thing is - are there similar states with similar advantages for Democrats? Would guess it would go this route and into chaos (which ultimately feeds Trump).
This is him seeing if Republicans will stop him. He just said our in the open he doesn't intend to honor the election results. Right there out in the open. If republicsns stay silent then rhey are not just complicit, they are willing participants.
This is it, people. Democracy is about to die if people don't show up and show out.
This is it, people. Democracy is about to die if people don't show up and show out.
This election really can't be close. We need to win every swing state. Heck, we can hopefully win Texas (Trump is up in TX by less than a point on average!!). We have to show the world this man didn't just lose, he was annihilated. So when the GOP tries to steal the White House, it'll be blatantly obvious what's occurring.
Him saying this out in the open tells me that it won't matter if "it's not clsoe", he still will ignore the results.