Welp, here we are on another precipice. Tomorrow night we’ll get a good look at what our future may bring, if not certainty. We’ll get to see who’s been right all along and who’s full of shit. Are the polls right and this will be a photo-finish horse race? Will the Libs be correct that large pockets of undeclared Blue Voters have been keeping their leanings to themselves? Or will the MAGAs be right (shudder) and their guy wins in a landslide?
And if the Left is right, how far will TFG guy go to
overturn the election, and can such an effort possibly be successful?
Last week, Martin Longman at Progress Pond wrote one of the scariest “What-ifs”
I’ve seen to date, outlining the most likely chain of events that would lead to
The Former Guy becoming The Returning Guy.
The basic idea is that the Republicans win the House and
then with voter fraud accusations being thrown around (by themselves and their
proxies) stall on electing a speaker. We KNOW they won’t have a problem with
that, given how long it took them to come up with a Speaker under ordinary
circumstances. If they can stall until January 20th, when the
current administration expires, there will be no president or vice president in
office. Then they elect TFG as Speaker and the chain of succession elevates him
to the presidency. (There are other sub-factors, like having to win some court
battles, but that’s the gist of it.)
I find this scenario terrifying, not only because it
follows established law, but the GOP would have no qualms about seizing power
this way. The one giant snag here is that they have to win the House and that’s
a big IF. I’d be surprised if the Dems hold the Senate, but the House seems
attainable. Over the past two years the gap has narrowed so it won’t take that
many flipped seats to change the control. And because every House seat is up
for renewal every year, there can be big turnover when there’s a major change
to the status quo, like the Dodd decision.
Suffice it to say that every seat is important in this
election. Every win will be huge and every loss, devastating.
I don’t know what more there is to say about it; we just have
to wait to see if sanity will reign or we’ll be plunged back into chaos.
I expect that I’ll have another post out on Wednesday or
Thursday, depending on how and when things shake out. Although in fair warning,
if TFG wins, my post won’t be anything more than withering profanity and guttural
howling.
See you on the other side…
6 comments:
I was so despondent and angry I put my comment on the wrong Post. America is fucked, it is Apocalyptic indeed, those who chose this outcome have no idea what they have done until he rolls out all of the Fuckery he intends and promised... shouldn't be a Surprise, all the Quiet Parts have been loudly voiced and this is apparently what our Citizenry foolishly think they wanted. I will blame everyone who Voted for him and all those too apathetic to Vote at all, for the consequences of installing a Madman who will utterly destroy Democracy, we Fell from within.
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bohemian,
There is no excuse for anyone not knowing what he's going to do. I think too many of them like it, but don't realize that "they're" not really the ones who will be in charge or benefit.
Peggy,
No shit! What a CF this country is going to be.
Yes, many foolishly Imagine that a Dictatorship on a good day is preferable to Democracy on a bad day, too many have no point of reference or exposure to what Globally is already controlled by those like him. People flee or are trapped in Dictatorships and Authoritarian Regimes. There is a reason America has been where those cherishing Freedom and Prosperity have flocked TO, not away from.
Looking forward to seeing your next post. 😀 Hugs, RO
Bohemian,
I'm sure those who want the dictatorship think he's on their side. Just wait until all the things they rely on, like Social Security, ACA health care, FEMA, start disappearing.
RO, good to see you again. Next post is dropped, have at it.
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