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In reply to the discussion: I am suddenly horrified [View all]soldierant
(6,791 posts)28. Since when did he ever need legitimate power to do anything before doing it?
If he had declared himself President for life and there was not enough opposition in Congress to defeat it, it would have happened.
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Kind of puts all the "OMG, throw Manchin into a volcano!" rhetoric into perspective...
RockRaven
Mar 2021
#4
Having Manchin as our big problem is a nice problem to have considering the alternative.
brewens
Mar 2021
#7
All it would take would be for Mnchin to switch parties and we'd have McConnell
soldierant
Mar 2021
#27
We are very lucky there were not mass casualties of our representative on January 6. I am convinced
JohnSJ
Mar 2021
#12
Declaring martial law would not have given him the power to declare himself president..just sayin'
Thekaspervote
Mar 2021
#14
It would have been the first step. When Michael Flynn was floating that idea, and meeting with
JohnSJ
Mar 2021
#17
Just when I think they can't get any worse, they always do something more heinous.
Irish_Dem
Mar 2021
#23
Since when did he ever need legitimate power to do anything before doing it?
soldierant
Mar 2021
#28
Without paper ballots to count, I'm convinced Collins, Graham, and McConnell actually lost.
Hermit-The-Prog
Mar 2021
#30
That was the first Senate race for which we contributed money out of our state.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Mar 2021
#25
Protect voting rights! *Right now* GOP controlled states are making sure it doesn't happen again.
Pobeka
Mar 2021
#41
I believe "horror" is always just around the corner when it comes to opponents like these.
BobTheSubgenius
Mar 2021
#47