• WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I just don’t believe that honestly. It’s more likely it’ll be one of his family or cronies. This country puts up with a lot of shit but I don’t think he could get away with running for a third term. Even these Bible thumping constitution “loving” Republicans would surely understand why that can’t happen.

    Then again, you might be right.

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      3 days ago

      The only things that’re gonna stop him from running again are either he finally succumbs to all the health shit that he observably is experiencing or he cancels the elections. Until someone stops him that’s where things are going

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      3 days ago

      What do you think we’d actually do if he said tomorrow that he was running for another term? We’d organize a bunch of protests, the media would have a field day, it’ll get voted down and… what? They clearly aren’t willing to arrest him no matter what he does, so what exactly would we do to stop him if he just decided to do it anyway?

      I honestly think the best we could do would be to not print his name on the ballot, which would indeed be a big blow to his chances, but the extent to which I’ve seen our country fail to give even the slightest of repercussions to Trump’s shenanigans has killed any hope I had that we’ll ever really put up a fight against anything. We’re a bunch of little dogs yapping at an intruder we’ll never bite, and Trump has long since realized that if he just ignores us, he’s free to do whatever.

    • can@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      This country puts up with a lot of shit but I don’t think he could get away with running for a third term.

      You’re living in America and still find optimism?

      I don’t want to take that away from you. I want you to be right. But have no reason to believe you are.

    • TheMadCodger@piefed.social
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      3 days ago

      If he were younger, he’d definitely declare he could run again, or be god-emperor for life. But he’s now the oldest president and clearly has frontotemporal dementia. I don’t think he’ll last another term.

    • Yliaster@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Democracy isn’t actually in the constitution so it can technically be removed, or so I heard.