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kentuck

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Thu Sep 28, 2023, 08:08 AM Sep 2023

If Trump somehow wins the Presidency in the next election... [View all]

Democrats should not recognize him as President of the United States. Of course, that would be against all the rules of democracy. But, that is what the Republicans did in the last election. They did not recognize the true winner of the election.

The difference being that Joe Biden was not a convicted criminal with 91 felony charges levied against him. He did not try to hoodwink the American people. How could any reasonable person support a president with such a record?

In my opinion, Democrats should declare now that they will not support Donald Trump if he is the elected president in the next election. There is no pretending to be "normal". His entire campaign is built on lies and illegitimacy. It would be wrong to try and "normalize" it, no matter how the next election might turn out.

We cannot pretend that we should follow the "rules of democracy" when the other side has no respect at all for "democracy".

In my opinion, if something so disastrous as a Trump victory were to happen, the Democratic Party should declare themselves the ruling Party in exile. There should be no cooperation with a criminal such as Trump, the rules of democracy be damned.

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If Trump wins and gets one other branch, House or Senate gab13by13 Sep 2023 #1
That "If" is not going to happen. Reality & Rule of Law is what's for breakfast, lunch and dinner. ancianita Sep 2023 #2
Rule of Law? Effete Snob Sep 2023 #3
This. ancianita Sep 2023 #4
I don't understand what you are trying to say Effete Snob Sep 2023 #11
You equate trump's qualifications -- which at least a million of us have -- as proof that the ancianita Sep 2023 #12
I didn't say anything about what is likely, or probable Effete Snob Sep 2023 #13
I see. Fine. We agree on most of your points, just not my main point: a hypothetical about losing ancianita Sep 2023 #26
Plan A: Win EndlessWire Sep 2023 #41
Impeachment, conviction and removal XRubicon Sep 2023 #16
Yah, I thought that for several years between 2017 and 2021. Effete Snob Sep 2023 #17
Boycott his inauguration. dalton99a Sep 2023 #5
There can't be and won't be a trump samplegirl Sep 2023 #6
You'll go to the streets and do what? brooklynite Sep 2023 #10
Demonstrate to overturn an election, one supposes Effete Snob Sep 2023 #18
I have a feeling there are people on newdayneeded Sep 2023 #42
They naively believe that every Democrat will vote for Biden. kentuck Sep 2023 #43
That's one thing that's not brought up newdayneeded Sep 2023 #45
In spite of myself... MiHale Sep 2023 #7
If it happens, we would be better off as a province of Canada. roamer65 Sep 2023 #22
If he wins the election he is the president. The people have spoken. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #8
+1. If Trump gets in, he will never leave. dalton99a Sep 2023 #14
Putin and the oligarchs have skillfully corrupted the US political system. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #21
Or, as Aaron Sorkin put it, Aristus Sep 2023 #15
I would suggest the Organization of Shithole Countries Effete Snob Sep 2023 #19
🙄 MistakenLamb Sep 2023 #9
It would be the beginning of the breakup of the United States. roamer65 Sep 2023 #20
Putin and China's clear goal is to create civil war in the US. Divide and Conquer. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #24
+1 roamer65 Sep 2023 #28
Under a fascist dictatorship, the US constitution is just a piece of paper with nice words. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #31
Just like Pinochet's Chile. roamer65 Sep 2023 #35
Russia and China both have constitutions. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #36
...that are worthless. roamer65 Sep 2023 #39
Exactly the MAGA goal here in the US. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #49
+1000 roamer65 Sep 2023 #50
Waste of time imagining what definitely will not happen. marble falls Sep 2023 #23
Thank you. ancianita Sep 2023 #27
I imagine a group of adults sitting next to a campfire in the spooky woods passing around ... marble falls Sep 2023 #29
lol, good one! Obviously, we Democrats should be better than that. ancianita Sep 2023 #30
Taking a deep breath because Joe Biden is the adult in the Oval Office. Pass that dooby over, ... marble falls Sep 2023 #33
... ancianita Sep 2023 #38
Taking it out on the deck now. I have a nice morning in Marble Falls! Hope yours is even gooder! marble falls Sep 2023 #40
Awesome, dood ... just out on the porch snackin', enjoyin' a lake and big sky... ancianita Sep 2023 #47
Life is good with a Democratic administration! No doubts, we got to get to work on Texas tho in ... marble falls Sep 2023 #51
Yes, it is. We also got to get to work on the other proudly unwoke states. ancianita Sep 2023 #53
Putin and the MAGAs installed Trump once. Why do you think they cannot do it again? Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #32
It would get ugly. Very, very ugly. FelineOverlord Sep 2023 #25
Ceausescu ... yikes. Maybe Milania needs to get that divorce lawyer on the clock! marble falls Sep 2023 #34
Some folks don't seem to understand what is happening at this very moment... kentuck Sep 2023 #37
Well said. EndlessWire Sep 2023 #44
Republicans need to understand... kentuck Sep 2023 #46
Please don't advocate that we act like Republicans. Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #48
why would we do that? are we not for rule of law? Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #52
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