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Cyrano

(15,041 posts)
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 03:47 PM Jun 2019

Will America survive Trump? [View all]

If he's not impeached, or orders martial law, or launches our nuclear arsenal, or is beaten in 2020 and refuses to leave, what do we do?

To begin with, I don't think the military will follow orders regarding a nuclear launch, nor, depending on the circumstances, would implement martial law.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are as aware as the rest of us that Trump is unhinged.

But there's the problem.

If the don't obey nuclear launch orders, or martial law, who's in charge?

If he loses in 2020 the Secret Service can legally drag him from the White House.

But what about martial law or a nuclear launch?

It's a question I've thought about a lot.

Do you have an answer?

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Will America survive Trump? [View all] Cyrano Jun 2019 OP
Who knows - my expectation is when the noose tightens he will start another bogus war. Then walkingman Jun 2019 #1
Frankly my concern HopeAgain Jun 2019 #2
Those are great questions... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2019 #3
Yes. bearsfootball516 Jun 2019 #4
Yes. Kaleva Jun 2019 #5
We'll survive BUT Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #6
Then the answer is America will not survive Cyrano Jun 2019 #7
Yeah, it'll be a country we don't recognize. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #8
You can't go home again. kskiska Jun 2019 #9
I'm not optimistic. Too much stupidity and apathy. Va Lefty Jun 2019 #10
Of course we will. Relax. virgogal Jun 2019 #11
Continuity In Government Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #12
America is stronger than Donald Fucking Trump Skittles Jun 2019 #13
Trump is a symptom. The Kochs and the NRA are the disease. Initech Jun 2019 #14
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