Sure. He'll be removed if he doesn't go voluntarily.
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT4| The leaks are coming from inside the white house
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Sure. He'll be removed if he doesn't go voluntarily.
I actually want to see this happen
Unpossible.
By who?
Awesome read!
CrimzonSamurai
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I would assume US Military Police, but I don't know if there's actually a contingency plan for the scenario.
I feel like they'd be the ones with the legal authority, though. They technically pledge loyalty to the Constitution and not the Commander in Chief.
This is it. Get in contact with secret service or whoever and tell them to arrest him or else they'll be in violation of the constitution or whatever.
Talk about a constitutional crisis.
CrimzonSamurai
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I think the Secret Service would step down and some unit of the US Military (I'm guessing Military Police, but I dunno) would go in and make the arrest.
I'm pretty sure that even in counterfeiting cases (the Secret Service's only investigatory/enforcement function outside of protecting POTUS) they have to refer the criminals to the FBI to make an actual arrest.
Infinite Stars
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"The President is allowed to stay in the White House until he has personally certified that the President-Elect is ready for the job. He will cede over power at that point" -Republicans in 2021, because that's totally what they would do. There's a very real chance they sold out their entire base to get power, if it wasn't for outrage I'm 90% certain they'd cancel elections/heavily rig the system in their favor.
You actually can't pardon an Impeachment, its the one formal limit on the President's ability to pardon listed in the Constitution. And an Impeachment bars you from holding any official position in the Federal Government.
HuffPo has a source saying there were not conditions...
Also,
What the hell kind of question is that?
Spoiled Milk
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are they more like sanctions or thank-tions? discuss
It may be that she was meaning to ask whether isolation-through-sanctions is something that has limited power in Russia, in the sense that you can theoretically push a country further away from the possibility of talks/discussions/common sense, and into the arms of your own enemies. It can also create ill-will among your citizens if the media pushes the narrative that the sanctions have no good reasoning for being placed.
For instance, I think anti-US sentiment has spiked in Russia since sanctions have been placed on the country, and that may be a coincidence. But it's certainly down in-part to the narrative that the media - essentially controlled by Putin - spin. So... *shrugs*
If that was what she was meaning to ask, though, it was clumsy as all hell, and needed more elaboration.
AntraxSuicide
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This isn't really possible. I mean, yes they can say this, but their words won't stop a military troop or MP unit from forcibly removing him from the building.
Now, I doubt he'd be arrested (as I don't think we have the balls as a country for that) but someone would whisper in Trump's ear that the Constitution actually allows any military or police personnel to kill Trump, should he not give up power. As Benji has mentioned before, the Presidency is kind of a prison in that you can't move without a dozen federal handlers watching you or listening in.
A dictatorship like that isn't possible here for that reason; any supposed dictator wouldn't last a month before "falling in the shower."
CrimzonSamurai
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Watching the Wolfenstein 2 trailer has me all anti-fascist atwitter.
This communist confederate hybrid motherfucker has me all sorts of intrigued.
This communist confederate hybrid motherfucker has me all sorts of intrigued.
Spoiled Milk
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No problem, we'll get ACORN to kill Trump
I definitely daydream about trump's various possible reactions if he's still president but loses in 2020. Would he actually attempt to hole up in the white house and not leave? Would he just say fuck y'all on national tv and peace out to trump tower the day after the election? idk but it makes me smile thinking about it lol (even though it all is, like everything else with him, disgusting and horrifying. but let me have the schadenfreude)
I can say one thing with certainty, he wouldn't be inviting his successor over for the peaceful transfer meetings like Obama and everyone else has done and he wouldn't be respectfully attending the inauguration and encouraging the country to look forward hopefully...no frigginnnn way
I can say one thing with certainty, he wouldn't be inviting his successor over for the peaceful transfer meetings like Obama and everyone else has done and he wouldn't be respectfully attending the inauguration and encouraging the country to look forward hopefully...no frigginnnn way
nature boy
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Megyn Kelly is so overrated, should've stayed at Fox News
Looks like Camp David has internet, FUCK
Looks like Camp David has internet, FUCK
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The US House of Representative's Seargent at Arms.
Technically he doesn't have to be removed. He stops being president at the end of his term. Im not super concerned about this possibility yet, (for now) Ithink he'll leave when it comes to it.
Edit: royalan, your no hat avitar is messing me up
nature boy
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So sad
Megyn Kelly is so overrated, should've stayed at Fox News
Looks like Camp David has internet, FUCK/s
Good Lord, this asshole knows no bounds :
I want this to happen so bad. The inevitable meltdown of Trump and him turning on the GOP would be glorious.
I wonder if he would try to make friends with the democrats
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Much more likely he blames fake news.
Because of one race? I doubt it.
If they lose to Ossoff it's gonna be a land slide in 2018
It's only not a lie in the most generous sense. http://rasmussenreports.com/public_...a_administration/obama_approval_index_history
There's only a few places where Obama dips to the upper 40s, and they're all much later in his presidency. Unless Trump means O'Brien from 1984. Then his numbers are slightly better.
Perhaps, but don't expect Trump to change his attitude much. At least not just for one race.
He won't change his attitude because of the race i agree.
But i'm talking about him going to have a meltdown when republicans will turn on him because they're scared for their own seats in 2018. If Democrats don't win with Ossoff they won't win by a landslide in 2018 and the GOP can just continue it's fuckery
Does he have to win? What if it's just a lot closer than it should be?
The GOP will continue its fuckery no matter what. The only way they stop is if Dems win back the House and/or Senate. And even then they won't really stop so much as Dems just acting as a check on their insanity.
Joe Shlabotnik
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It'll be a lot closer than it should be no matter what and the long-term picture for 2018 will remain the same regardless (blue wave).
But Ds really need a win instead of a bunch of good-tries--not just for one more D rep but to energize the base and prove to GOP congresspeople that they are in deep shit. Would really help short-circuit whatever is left of the legislative agenda.
By the way, Scalise continues to improve and was upgraded to serious condition. I have a feeling those doctors did some miracle work.
nature boy
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An Ossoff loss kills any momentum in the Democratic/Resistance movement
GA-06 is a benchmark for the 2018 races.
GA-06 is a benchmark for the 2018 races.
balladofwindfishes
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If he loses by 1-2 percent it still paints a fantastic 2018 for the Democrats
It's not in the win/loss, it's in the percent shift from the last election
nature boy
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Huh? Trump won by 1, no incumbent, massive money, anything but a win is a disappointment
benicillin
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Trump won by 1% but Tom Price, who was the rep for the district before he joined the administration, won by 23%. Don't be misleading.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I think the real answer is in between. Yes, a loss will be a huge disappointment. Numbers may keep shifting, but eventually democrats have to turn those into wins. Losing by 1 point is still a loss of a valuable seat.
That said, a close loss could mean a better outlook in 2018 if democrats get the right candidates out there. Regardless of how the generic polling looks, if democrats aren't picking people that are right for those communities in which they run, it's pointless.
I still think the biggest key here is the AHCA getting implemented. If it passes and people start seeing the effects immediately in 2018, it'll be a blue wave almost guaranteed.
On a different note, PPP's response to Trump's tweet today:
Straight fire.
That said, a close loss could mean a better outlook in 2018 if democrats get the right candidates out there. Regardless of how the generic polling looks, if democrats aren't picking people that are right for those communities in which they run, it's pointless.
I still think the biggest key here is the AHCA getting implemented. If it passes and people start seeing the effects immediately in 2018, it'll be a blue wave almost guaranteed.
On a different note, PPP's response to Trump's tweet today:
Straight fire.
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