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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
21. "Nixon had centralized military power in the White House,..."
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 07:27 AM
Sep 2018

Yes, the history and context are interesting reading. Thanks.

According to one 2017 poll, half of all Republicans surveyed favored postponing the 2020 election until new standards made it certain that only eligible American citizens could vote. Respondents who agreed with Trump’s untruths that he won the popular election and that millions of ballots were cast illegally were the most likely to support the idea of postponing the election.

I knew there's no mechanism for postponing elections, but it's good to know congress has already made postponing, or "shelving," one specifically illegal.

Of course in 2017 Republican identifiers were about 28% of registered voters, and these were half of that 28%,so 14%. But still -- how about other factors, like after a major terrorist attack?

I'm with you in thinking it won't happen in spite of Trump's grievances and authoritarian megalomania. He's very timid when faced with people of authority. And there's the family effect.
So best guess is he'd just fold, after one of his periods of raging wore itself out perhaps.
Can I say, "That's the least of our worries?" dchill Sep 2018 #1
Drag his sorry ass out like an eviction out of a rental property. roamer65 Sep 2018 #2
SS agents rush in NewsCenter28 Sep 2018 #4
Secret Service works for me for appropriate law enforcement :) nt steve2470 Sep 2018 #5
the appropriate law enforcement gets involved and boots his ass out to the curb steve2470 Sep 2018 #3
Do we have any appropriate law enforcement left? blueinredohio Sep 2018 #24
I would assume that would be up the secret service. Flaleftist Sep 2018 #51
like a mosh pit dweller Sep 2018 #6
:D eShirl Sep 2018 #33
It's only half a mile. We could totally do it. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #42
BTW I just posted this because I found it fascinating reading NewsCenter28 Sep 2018 #7
"Nixon had centralized military power in the White House,..." Hortensis Sep 2018 #21
Are you absolutely sure it won't happen??? atreides1 Sep 2018 #32
Before he took office Cosmocat Sep 2018 #60
Secret Service will carry him out elleng Sep 2018 #8
Hillary is seriously worried about this and BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #9
Which is interesting because he actually hates the job. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #12
He was asked earlier this year BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #46
you configure a path for him to take Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #10
Taze him bro!! PufPuf23 Sep 2018 #11
He could declare Martial law jambo101 Sep 2018 #13
Not necessarily. no_hypocrisy Sep 2018 #20
Then The Military Shows Up ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #27
SS can drag him out by his yeti balls. pansypoo53219 Sep 2018 #14
"...by his yeti...' sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #58
What if the Men in White Coats come to get Cha Sep 2018 #15
'It wasshh the disshhonessht presshhh." sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #59
Washington as the new Waco: 45 gets the Bundy clan and some Promise Keepers to hole up with him... VOX Sep 2018 #16
Meh. Cut off their food supply. idcdu Sep 2018 #25
He'll bypass Congress and claim martial law duforsure Sep 2018 #17
As others say... Secret Service will be involved. LiberalFighter Sep 2018 #18
As his security detail atreides1 Sep 2018 #34
Because they will be serving the new current POTUS. SQUEE Sep 2018 #43
Rump's a showman. He'll go out with a bang, Buns_of_Fire Sep 2018 #19
Taze him and then drag him out. Or put a strait jacket raccoon Sep 2018 #22
He leaves. Through the door or out the window. JHB Sep 2018 #23
Secret Service will forcibly remove him. They're loyal to the presidency, not the president himself. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #26
Throw his shit out while he's on the golf course. tavernier Sep 2018 #28
The fact that Politico even published that question defines Trump n/t Tom Rinaldo Sep 2018 #29
2019 is going to be a helluva year. Funtatlaguy Sep 2018 #30
Pure conspiracy theory The River Sep 2018 #31
He will rot in jail. MrsCoffee Sep 2018 #35
The U.S. Marshall's Can Physically Remove Him dlk Sep 2018 #36
That is true, but NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #38
I thought the same thing. Staph Sep 2018 #48
His #1 bodyguard left. Flaleftist Sep 2018 #52
Even when he is gone the entire house needs to be fumigated. gordianot Sep 2018 #37
Drag him out by his malaise Sep 2018 #39
Build a wall! lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #40
Send in a hostage team... kentuck Sep 2018 #41
He wouldn't stay. He said the place is a dump. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #44
*'s place. Very tasteful. 🤤🤧 sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #57
I think the Kermlin should worry about this more. He's planning his escape to Russia Johonny Sep 2018 #45
Let him wander around the halls with nothing to do but watch tv. Kaleva Sep 2018 #47
I know! While he's off golfing, we change all the locks! liberalla Sep 2018 #49
He is going to have to be pushed before he will jump. gldstwmn Sep 2018 #50
Wait until he leaves for his four day weekend to one of his Trump properties and secure the WH. Freethinker65 Sep 2018 #53
The Secret Service will handle it just fine vlyons Sep 2018 #54
Then he gets dragged out like Mussolini samir.g Sep 2018 #55
Yeltsin brought in tanks tirebiter Sep 2018 #56
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