GOP downplays Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transition of power: 'The President says crazy s

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/CNN

President Donald Trump's stunning refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power was mostly dismissed by Republicans on Capitol Hill, with many downplaying the remarks as merely rhetoric and others deflecting questions about a comment that Democrats fear could threaten a fundamental principle of American democracy.

"The President says crazy stuff. We've always had a peaceful transition of power. It's not going to change," said Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, who has been an occasional critic of the President.

While Republicans insisted there would be a peaceful transition, many did not go so far as to explicitly criticize his remarks after Trump on Wednesday would not commit to providing a peaceful transition of power after Election Day, lending further fuel to concerns he may not relinquish his office should he lose in November.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday insisted there will be a peaceful transition, but also suggested he is not concerned by the remarks.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-downplays-trump-s-refusal-to-commit-to-peaceful-transition-of-power-the-president-says-crazy-stuff/ar-BB19oiYL?li=BB141NW3

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This is why it is so important to also campaign and support Democratic candidates for the Senate. With a Republican Senate, Trump may see now downside in trying to hold onto power and exploring ways of ignoring the popular vote. Heck, Ben Sasse who is quoted in the article has expressly proposed repealing the 17th Amendment that allows for Senators to be elected by popular vote. Do you think he would have a problem if a State legislature were to disregard the popular vote and appoint electors to choose Trump as President?

To put this into perspective, Ben Sasse has been hailed as an independent Senator. This is why we can't just settle for trying to win the Presidency.

https://news.yahoo.com/ben-sasse-calls-repealing-17th-130008693.html

Ben Sasse Calls for Repealing 17th Amendment, Eliminating Popular-Vote Senate Elections

Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) called to repeal the 17th Amendment on Tuesday, which would eliminate the requirement that U.S. senators be elected by popular votes.

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled “Make the Senate Great Again,” Sasse called for an end to the amendment, among other changes to the Senate “aimed at promoting debate, not ending it.”

He also recommended abolishing standing committees, requiring senators to show up for debates, implementing 12-year term limits, and requiring senators to live together in dorms when in Washington.

“What would the Founding Fathers think of America if they came back to life?” Sasse wrote. “Their eyes would surely bug out first at our technology and wealth. But I suspect they’d also be stunned by the deformed structure of our government. The Congress they envisioned is all but dead. The Senate in particular is supposed to be the place where Americans hammer out our biggest challenges with debate. That hasn’t happened for decades—and the rot is bipartisan.”

[LudwigPastorius]

1. "The President says crazy stuff."

Uh, Sasse. That's because Trump is...fucking crazy.

[NanceGreggs]

2. "The president says crazy stuff."

That's the problem right there - along with the fact that Republicans find that acceptable.

[jorgevlorgan]

3. I think Ben Sasse supports the law

State legislatures would have to act illegally for enough of them to override a landslide biden victory

[TomCADem]

9. What's to keep Republicans from trying to Change the Rules?

They have been on a role in terms of changing the rules and moving the goal posts. Hypocrisy does not deter them.

This is why we need to vote them out at all levels.

[jorgevlorgan]

10. If Biden wins in a landslide, they won't be able to change the law in enough states

Even if they are all somehow unified on that idea -which is doubtful.



Democrats have the governorship in mi, wi and pa and there are not enough votes to override a veto. FLs legislature is in play, and the new legislature is sworn in immediately after their elections.

[Grokenstein]

4. "Chillax, everyone, he's always been an obnoxious batshit psychopath"

...claims fellow obnoxious batshit psychopath.

[sprinkleeninow]

5. "The pЯesident says crazy stuff."

not presidential ever and not an acceptable excuse.

[keithbvadu2]

6. He needs to be translated.

[Eugene]

7. Rule #1: Believe the autocrat.

from Autocracy: Rules for Survival by Masha Gessen.

[mdbl]

8. Fuck you Ben Sasse for leaving that crazy fuck in the white house

thats all if have to say to him

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. Meanwhile

Link to tweet

[ck4829]

12. Kick

[apnu]

13. I'm still in awe of this

Republicans are saying what Trump says as POTUS isn't to be taken seriously... sometimes?

How do we tell when he's joking and when he's not? Telepathy?

[honest.abe]

14. If you cant trust anything this man says he should not be President.

To dismiss his statements as "crazy stuff" is also crazy.