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don’t count your winnings before the last card is played. Mr. Trump is still dangerous. My fear is that he might call on his militias to prevent the inauguration of Mr. Biden. If he can persuade the U S military not to intervene, he could hold on to the White House.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/30/proudboys1001/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/30/proudboys1001/
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tomarin
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The problem with that scenario is that Biden will be the commander in chief by then.
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tootle_toot
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Not until he is sworn in by Chief Justice Roberts.
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ChuckB
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Trump’s term in office expires at noon on January 20. From that point forward he will have no legal authority. Even the most ardent Trump supporters in the government are not going to support an attempt at insurrection. As much as they may fear Trump, I suspect they would fear a charge of treason even more.
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What he might do is to declare the recent election invalid and allow the right-wing militias to prevent an inauguration. If the Secretary of Defense obeys Trumps order to not send in the Army, then Trump can remain in the Whitehouse. As Mao said, “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun,”
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Victoria33
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Jobs created, ISIS Caliphate busted, peace in the Middle East, what a hate piece by a Columbia professor. Who cares what this guy thinks. Brought us out of recession.
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tootle_toot
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I think that we care that our constitutional process will take place with the newly elected President being sworn in without obstruction.
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ChuckB
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Scary scenario. However, even if Trump declared the election invalid, his term of office would still end at noon on January 20. He would no longer be president. Anyone who assisted him in usurping the power of the legitimate president would be in a very uncomfortable place indeed once the insurrection was put down. I don’t think the Proud Boys could protect him for very long.
Amen!
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tootle_toot
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That’s my point. Suppose his Secretary of Defense obeys his order not to send in US troops?
there are a lot of people out there who really believe Trump’s rhetoric about the election being stolen and they will be more than happy to support such a move.
there are a lot of people out there who really believe Trump’s rhetoric about the election being stolen and they will be more than happy to support such a move.
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ChuckB
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I’m not so sure. I mean yeah, lots of people support Trump. But would they support an insurrection? I doubt it. At least I hope not. If that were to happen, the United States of America as we know it would be history.
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tomarin
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I just don’t see how any militias could stop the inauguration from happening.
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puer.dei
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The Proud Boys couldn’t protect him from my Shih-Tzu.
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ChuckB
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Agreed. I suspect that even the Metropolitan Police are more than a match for the Proud Boys.
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ChuckB
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My sister has three. Her two cats terrorize them.
(Shih-Tzu, not Proud Boys. Although the cats would probably terrorize the Proud Boys too.)
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tomarin
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They could disrupt it for a short time possibly but I don’t see how they could prevent the swearing-in from happening. Just move it indoors if necessary.
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ChuckB
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True. The ceremony doesn’t have to be a big Trumpian affair. Biden, a judge, and a couple of witnesses in a Capitol storeroom would do the trick.
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Zacc
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To go against the Supreme Court’s justice when he “attempts” to perform the ceremony of swearing in the new president seems farfetched. I don’t doubt that some might try to do it, but they would not stand a chance. And, besides, to swear in Trump would require his actual, physical presence and that does not seem possible. He is too much of a narcissistic person to be there. 
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MarkoB0726
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It’s funny to watch you “Catholic” democrats go on about how the Proud Boys might “possibly” attack people. Meanwhile, Antifa and BLM have viciously attacked -and in some cases, murdered,- people for simply opposing them. But somehow it’s the Proud Boys who’re gonna destroy America
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Honestly, you can’t make this stuff up.
.Honestly, you can’t make this stuff up.
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Victoria33
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Right, Antifa has just had a warning put out on them.
And then this, along with Swallwell being stripped of his committee seat or however that is, 2 in a day.
We must watch what we say here but really, such viciousness. Seems like someone for months, re-registers and says the same thing and does not seem to have a good disposition.
And then this, along with Swallwell being stripped of his committee seat or however that is, 2 in a day.
We must watch what we say here but really, such viciousness. Seems like someone for months, re-registers and says the same thing and does not seem to have a good disposition.
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