10-29-2020, 03:30 AM
As I noted above, I won’t be counting my chooks before they’re hatched and I expect the Democrats won’t either. But I hope someone on the Democratic side of the fence is planning to stop Trump from setting fire to the joint if he loses.
The problem is that EVERY member of the House has to seek re-election and presumably they’re campaigning now and a third of the Senators are in the same position. I hope there are some party officials who can do the honours until the election is over.
Trump will have more than 2 months as President after the election if he loses and if he’s in the mood to take revenge on perceived enemies and create mayhem. Can the Congress quickly initiate impeachment hearings to kick him out if he cuts loose? One problem is that the new Congress won’t be seated until the new year, so the Republicans can quickly acquit Trump as they have a majority (and 60 out of 100 votes would be needed to kick Trump out). But surely the Republicans will start to abandon Trump if he loses the election.
What could he do? Sack non-Trump bureaucrats and the FBI Director, appointing a flunky to persecute his enemies. He could punish States that vote against him by withholding federal funds. He could whip up violence among militias and use that to send in federal agents to crack down on minorities and likely Democratic voters. He could create a constitutional crisis by declaring that he won’t respect the outcome of the election. He has enough time and malice to do a heap of things.
The problem is that EVERY member of the House has to seek re-election and presumably they’re campaigning now and a third of the Senators are in the same position. I hope there are some party officials who can do the honours until the election is over.
Trump will have more than 2 months as President after the election if he loses and if he’s in the mood to take revenge on perceived enemies and create mayhem. Can the Congress quickly initiate impeachment hearings to kick him out if he cuts loose? One problem is that the new Congress won’t be seated until the new year, so the Republicans can quickly acquit Trump as they have a majority (and 60 out of 100 votes would be needed to kick Trump out). But surely the Republicans will start to abandon Trump if he loses the election.
What could he do? Sack non-Trump bureaucrats and the FBI Director, appointing a flunky to persecute his enemies. He could punish States that vote against him by withholding federal funds. He could whip up violence among militias and use that to send in federal agents to crack down on minorities and likely Democratic voters. He could create a constitutional crisis by declaring that he won’t respect the outcome of the election. He has enough time and malice to do a heap of things.