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In reply to the discussion: 'These are dictator moves': Defense officials alarmed as Trump installs more loyalists at the Pentag [View all]marie999
(3,334 posts)24. The War Powers Act will not keep him in power.
On January 20, 2021, he is out of office. Of course, he could start a war while still in office, but there isn't anything in the Constitution that keeps him in power when Biden takes the oath of office. When Biden takes office, he can not order the military to do anything. I doubt that there will be a coup since he will not have the backing of the military. If there is a coup, the Secretary of Defense will have less power than the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If he goes too far, I think there will be a military coup to get rid of him.
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'These are dictator moves': Defense officials alarmed as Trump installs more loyalists at the Pentag [View all]
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Nov 2020
OP
Back in Iowa: *"Trump is a Fighter and that is why we want him as our President"
StClone
Nov 2020
#42
I believe he has compromised many of them, and they know he will spill the beans on them
Escurumbele
Nov 2020
#7
Exactly. We're all supposed to ba alarmed, be vigilant, fight the power, blah blah blah yet NO ONE
BamaRefugee
Nov 2020
#46
One thing is for sure, Trump has exploited the unwritten rules of our Constitution
Mr. Ected
Nov 2020
#11
I'm not seeing any strategy. This isn't something to sit back and let it develop. There needs to be
Doodley
Nov 2020
#17
Like there's an iceberg approaching the ship but we're going to wait until it hits to tell
jalan48
Nov 2020
#54
Maybe such a command would finally persuade Pence et al to invoke the 25th. n/t
thesquanderer
Nov 2020
#23
I thought it was always in close proximity, no more than a moment away. There will be no time.
Doodley
Nov 2020
#31
Could this be a coverup of shady deals selling arms & intelligence under the table?
dlk
Nov 2020
#26
This fucking filthy whore steps foot on Arlington and desecrates myself and my family
disalitervisum
Nov 2020
#35
Too bad the Repugs are chickenshits who put loyalty to Trump above country.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Nov 2020
#52