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>Kinda thankful that you didn't continue the if-then after the military.

There's so many possibilities of what happens if elections are halted that you no one can truly predict anything. It never happened for nationals and it very very rarely happens in state elections. Having a hostile takeover of the ballot box will truly throw things into chaos. In what way and against who, it's hard to tell.

And yes. Of all things I think having a civil war as Russia is teetering on attacking Europe and China is at the peak of its power is a great way to reverse 80 years of progress. Or of course, erase eons of civilization all at once.



There are so many options besides halting elections outright

You could -

close Congress

ignore Congress

declare a sufficient number of Democrats "antifa" and arrest/disappear

require a special passport for traveling to DC (magically, some democrats are denied)

Whatever happens, the midterms is a ticking clok.


"Ignore Congress" isn't an option. Congress can impeach.


"How did you run that red light? It is illegal!"

Enforcement is key. Who would enforce congressional impeachment? The hope is the military. The same military that is being sent out to "democrat strongholds" already.


Would the military still obey him if he were impeached? I really doubt it.

Would the Secret Service?

Would the federal bureaucracy?

Even the Supreme Court says he has immunity for what he does while in office. If he's impeached, he's no longer in office.

So yeah, if he's impeached, it's over.


Exactly how did that impeachment turn out the first two times, and why do you expect a third impeachment to have a different effect?




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