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ecstatic

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25. Yes, and I think journalists he doesn't like will be poisoned.

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 10:09 PM

Feb 2020

Who in the hell would stop him?

Congress would be safely back in GOP hands.

The Supreme Court would be fully stacked with right wingers.

Any remaining career officials will be fired and replaced with trump sycophants / white supremacists.

The final steps will involve constitutional amendments, starting with removing presidential term limits.

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If Trump wins, do you think he will shut down Democratic and Liberal websites? [View all] smirkymonkey Feb 2020 OP

Yes. Iliyah Feb 2020 #1

Why wouldn't he? MontanaMama Feb 2020 #2

What's stopping him now? milestogo Feb 2020 #3

There are still laws in place. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #9

There is no AG to enforce the laws. milestogo Feb 2020 #20

I'm sure this will make the facists happy lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #4

He'll do his best to shut down those sites on election night. lpbk2713 Feb 2020 #5

We need to find a way to circumvent this. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #11

I was On DU when it happened in 2016 texasfiddler Feb 2020 #29

Dunno what he'll actually do... TDale313 Feb 2020 #6

CNN and MSNBC don't have broadcast licenses. onenote Feb 2020 #45

Sites will be at risk in direct proportion to how effective they are. Girard442 Feb 2020 #7

Do we have a backup plan? smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #10

Needs to be something distributed and decentralized. Girard442 Feb 2020 #13

We certainly bdamomma Feb 2020 #58

He will shut down sites on election day. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #8

We need a plan. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #12

We can use homing pigeons to communicate Generic Brad Feb 2020 #15

But then they could intercept and tag Ilsa Feb 2020 #28

I just like flipping birds at Trump Generic Brad Feb 2020 #33

Yes, if he can get away with it. Paladin Feb 2020 #14

He will do MFM008 Feb 2020 #16

Jeezus the conspiracy theorizing on here is reaching Infowars levels. Jake Stern Feb 2020 #17

Agreed. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #18

Trump says outrageous shit because he enjoys watching our side get whipped into a froth Jake Stern Feb 2020 #19

Do you honestly think Trump gives a damn about the Constitution, and that it protects us from him? VOX Feb 2020 #38

ha, bdamomma Feb 2020 #59

Don't believe me, just watch. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #21

Never underestimate a far-right, drug-addled autocrat with a cadre of insane supporters. VOX Feb 2020 #31

+1 DashOneBravo Feb 2020 #43

Right?? AncientGeezer Feb 2020 #57

I don't think people have a reasonable understanding of what hughee99 Feb 2020 #22

Yes, I agree. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #23

I'll bet he will repeal the laws of gravity and thermodynamics, hughee99 Feb 2020 #24

Nah! He has no idea what the fuck those are. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #26

Laugh now. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #27

Indeed. VOX Feb 2020 #34

Yes, and I think journalists he doesn't like will be poisoned. ecstatic Feb 2020 #25

No! The sites will be operational because they can be monitored nt delisen Feb 2020 #30

Really, were you here for the last presidential election? smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #35

I understand and I think it was probably an attack but not by government. delisen Feb 2020 #37

I hope you are right, but I still don't like the idea of being monitored. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #39

Iagree with you totally. ...and monitoring leads to people being afraid delisen Feb 2020 #41

Exactly Chainfire Feb 2020 #55

No. virgogal Feb 2020 #32

Really? smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #36

Not sure but you'll see a huge change in libel laws budkin Feb 2020 #40

No. He might want to, but won't get away with that. Hoyt Feb 2020 #42

no onenote Feb 2020 #44

If Trump wins... kentuck Feb 2020 #46

In a heart beat. nt Hotler Feb 2020 #47

Putin would never allow it sarisataka Feb 2020 #48

No nt Raine Feb 2020 #49

I think if he wins, all bets are off. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #50

Probably, BUT Democrats Ascendant Feb 2020 #51

Come on, dude. Codeine Feb 2020 #52

Nope, but the entire judicial branch will be destroyed still_one Feb 2020 #53

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #54

No.....why would "it"? AncientGeezer Feb 2020 #56

I see no objective evidence he would. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #60

He's not winning shit malaise Feb 2020 #61