Would you take up arms to oppose an illegitimate Trump third term?

[Baller23Boogie]

Charge!!!

 

[Univee2]

I know this is a bizarre hypothetical, but I just talked to a very intelligent, very progressive friend now in Seattle. She insists that Trump will seriously try to stay in office after his second term and that he is already laying the groundwork for it (without a Constitutional amendment). I pushed back, but eventually said I would take up arms to prevent that, if need be. As I reflect on it, though, I'm not sure I would--maybe I would leave the country?

I don't know, but thought I'd ask the group. I'm particularly interested in seeing what our MAGA supporters' responses are. By illegitimate, I mean the Constitution doesn't change and the SCt doesn't rule that a third term is legally possible.

What a crazy hypothetical. Might as well propose something more reasonable, such as the Moon exploding or Mike Davis being re-hired by Scott Dolson.

 

[outside shooter]

Side question... of any place in the world you have visited, what seems like a nice place to move to?

for me...
1) Ireland
2) Denmark
3) French countryside
4) Anguilla

All are (for now anyway) way behind the USA, though

 

[larsIU]

Have you seen Lea Thompson lately?

You’ve been smacked in the head by too many frisbees.

Hey, both the truck and Lea are 1988 vintage. Thank you very much.

Mike Davis being re-hired by Scott Dolson.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Hey, both the truck and Lea are 1988 vintage. Thank you very much.

I like mike Davis. He was entertaining. I really wanted him to win

 

[HurryingHoosiers]

What a crazy hypothetical. Might as well propose something more reasonable, such as the Moon exploding or Mike Davis being re-hired by Scott Dolson.

not that crazy given what happened jan 6th. need a refresher?

 

[T.M.P.]

This thread is now being investigated by NSA, FBI and Doge.

 

[Harry Hondo]

I’m not interested in getting killed - especially over Donald Trump. So, no, I wouldn’t take up arms. But I would leave the country.

However, this is hysteria. Heard the same things in his first term. I actually won a bet regarding this. Long before the 2020 election, a friend insisted that Trump wouldn’t leave office if he lost.

There were some texts exchanged on January 6th, as you might expect. But guess who won the bet?

I’m quite confident that our institutions are strong enough to withstand something like this.

Revisit this in a year or two and your answer might seem a bit naive. I hope not and frankly it might not be Donald Trump we have to worry about. There’s a super rich guy who after just one month has already weaseled his way into being the headline at the presidents first cabinet meeting and I hear is pretty much in the WH 24/7. He is only 53 and just might be the biggest threat to America before he’s done. Trump is too dumb and too old to be a able to pull off becoming a dictator, but the super rich guy..

 

[mrhighlife]

Hardly shocking that you would not have the courage of your Leftist convictions. All your ilk is good for is pissing and moaning.

Either you're joking and not great at it or you're a dumb f-ck. Which is it? Did you make the same comment to the 4 or 5 conservatives who said the same thing prior to me?

 

[mrhighlife]

Trump doesn't have Brownshirts, and it would take something like that to pull it off. Also, the DOJ, DOD, FBI, and the courts would have to allow it to happen. It seems inconceivable, but I'm no longer surprised by anything he might try. He tried to overturn an election with a mob once, so...

The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and the pardoned J6ers could become the private force that he would need, and the sycophants he's installed in the aforementioned agencies might just hesitate long enough to allow him to seize power.

Thats why I think it's highly unlikely. Like me winning the Powerball odds of happening.

Don Jr will be the next president. Hell have his dad in his ear a bit. That's the closest thing will get to a third term by Don the Con.

 

[BradStevens]

Thats why I think it's highly unlikely. Like me winning the Powerball odds of happening.

Don Jr will be the next president. Hell have his dad in his ear a bit. That's the closest thing will get to a third term by Don the Con.

So you think the Dems will continue to field hapless candidates?

 

[76-1]

I am holding out for one of those Gaza strip condos, with a view of the golden Trump statue

Good choice... That moves you to the bottom of the In-Depth Investigation list.

🍺🇺🇸🍺

 

[BradStevens]

I think it's a sign of the change in culture that more people haven't answered yes to this question. I think the results would have been much different 40-50 years ago.

 

[mrhighlife]

So you think the Dems will continue to field hapless candidates?

Yes. Dems are the Mets of political parties. Lots of money. Lots of hope. Then Jack shit to show for it.

 

[T.M.P.]

Either you're joking and not great at it or you're a dumb f-ck. Which is it?

 

[BradStevens]

Oh fo sho. Eye black. Probably a celtic cross or some shit on my bicep. Punisher sticker on my newly purchased 1988 Dodge Ram, **** yeah.

I was thinking of you more as Sam Rockwell's last stand in JoJo Rabbit:

47 sec mark

 

[76-1]

so am i to take it you would defend such a power grab?

Try reading my original post on the topic...

Basically..., It Ain't Happnnn'...

You'd be better served worrying about what you're gonna do if the Dinosaurs break out of their secret cloning compound in that has been rumored to be located in central Kansas... Leavenworth Federal Pen is simply camouflage for the Dinosaur Compound you know... (all of which is just as looney as the premise that Trump will take over the Presidency and stick around for a third term)...

 

[76-1]

I think it's a sign of the change in culture that more people haven't answered yes to this question. I think the results would have been much different 40-50 years ago.

I don't answer yes to anything about taking up arms...There's always a chance the Dangerous Dims might return to power in "28" and show everyone what they Really ought to be worried about...

 

[Univee2]

So you think the Dems will continue to field hapless candidates?

Is there another kind of Dem candidate?

 

[larsIU]

Is there another kind of Dem candidate?

Bill Clinton
Barack Obama

and.....

hold on I'll think of one.

 

[mcmurtry66]

I think it's a sign of the change in culture that more people haven't answered yes to this question. I think the results would have been much different 40-50 years ago.

Eh people are soft now. Comfy.
Did you hear we’re not having elections? It’s just going to be trump again.

What?!!! That’s completely fckd!!

Yep. Total bullshit.

Man. That is not okay. Are you playing tonight? It’s 8:30?

Definitely! I’m in.

 

[76-1]

What a crazy hypothetical. Might as well propose something more reasonable, such as the Moon exploding or Mike Davis being re-hired by Scott Dolson.

Well..., if that meteor hits the moon..., but you're right, there's zero chance we're rehiring Davis... 😉

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

Side question... of any place in the world you have visited, what seems like a nice place to move to?

for me...
1) Ireland
2) Denmark
3) French countryside
4) Anguilla

All are (for now anyway) way behind the USA, though

Bye Felicia!

Be sure you have all of your C-19 boosters.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

I know this is a bizarre hypothetical, but I just talked to a very intelligent, very progressive friend now in Seattle. She insists that Trump will seriously try to stay in office after his second term and that he is already laying the groundwork for it (without a Constitutional amendment). I pushed back, but eventually said I would take up arms to prevent that, if need be. As I reflect on it, though, I'm not sure I would--maybe I would leave the country?

I don't know, but thought I'd ask the group. I'm particularly interested in seeing what our MAGA supporters' responses are. By illegitimate, I mean the Constitution doesn't change and the SCt doesn't rule that a third term is legally possible.

I wouldn’t take up arms. A good lawyer is better than a good gun.

I would use the full strength of my very considerable legal skills to stop it and I wouldn’t yield an inch or concede any point.

@UncleMark

 

[hookyIU1990]

The beer gut brigade won't move the needle at all.

What a dilemma.

Putting AR-15s and related military weapons in the same category that we put cannons, nukes, hand grenades, missile launchers, nerve gas, etc. might have done something.

 

[mcmurtry66]

I wouldn’t take up arms. A good lawyer is better than a good gun.

I would use the full strength of my very considerable legal skills to stop it and I wouldn’t yield an inch or concede any point.

@UncleMark

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Revisit this in a year or two and your answer might seem a bit naive. I hope not and frankly it might not be Donald Trump we have to worry about. There’s a super rich guy who after just one month has already weaseled his way into being the headline at the presidents first cabinet meeting and I hear is pretty much in the WH 24/7. He is only 53 and just might be the biggest threat to America before he’s done. Trump is too dumb and too old to be a able to pull off becoming a dictator, but the super rich guy..

You sound like the guy I won the bet against, c. 2019.

FTR, as I told him then, this is not me saying that Donald Trump isn't a megalomaniac. Would he do this if it was feasible that he could? Maybe. I wouldn't put much past him. He's an erratic individual, to say the least.

But what my friend was discounting was the strength of American political institutions. He texted me on 1/6 and asked if I was following the news. Saying "I told you", etc. etc. But even on that day, I didn't for a minute think that Donald Trump would still be POTUS 1 minute after Noon on January 20th. Even if his gambit to coerce House Republicans into blocking the certification had succeeded. Still wouldn't have. Even if Pence had done his bidding. Still, no.

This isn't Weimar Germany.

 

[Univee2]

Eh people are soft now. Comfy.
Did you hear we’re not having elections? It’s just going to be trump again.

What?!!! That’s completely fckd!!

Yep. Total bullshit.

Man. That is not okay. Are you playing tonight? It’s 8:30?

Definitely! I’m in.

The MSNBC/CNN/View metastatic disease is strong.

 

[Univee2]

No bow ties for CO. Only turquoise bolos.

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

It is a stupid amendment. If a President is good and elections are fair, let him cook.

I’m sure we could find quite a few people on this board (not me) who would contend that were Obama currently at the outset of his fifth term, the country would be in a much better place.

 

[mcmurtry66]

No bow ties for CO. Only turquoise bolos.

King Solomon himself couldn’t have adjudicated more wisely 🤣🤣🤣

 

[hoot1]

Is there another kind of Dem candidate?

Given Hillary, Joe, and Kamala; that is a good question about Dem candidates being hapless.

However, given that hapless can mean "having no luck", not sure this is how I would describe them.

My observation would be they were plenty lucky by not being challenged by better candidates.

 

[BradStevens]

It is a stupid amendment. If a President is good and elections are fair, let him cook.

I’m sure we could find quite a few people on this board (not me) who would contend that were Obama currently at the outset of his fifth term, the country would be in a much better place.

Not the question.

 

[All4You]

What a dilemma.

All my firearms were lost in a tragic boating accident, so it would be imprudent for me to vote in this poll...

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

All my firearms were lost in a tragic boating accident, so it would be imprudent for me to vote in this poll...

Time for stronger boating laws.

No one 'needs' a boat.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Time for stronger boating laws.

No one 'needs' a boat.

I’m taking my minion to the boat show this weekend. It’s ironic as he’s why I’ll never be able to get a boat

 

[The Original Happy Goat]

I think it's a sign of the change in culture that more people haven't answered yes to this question. I think the results would have been much different 40-50 years ago.

Most of us were either raised by parents who experienced getting sent off to die in a useless war or grew up with friends who did the same. Some of us may have done it ourselves. I think that both makes fighting less attractive and also makes the government less worth fighting for.

 

[HurryingHoosiers]

Try reading my original post on the topic...

Basically..., It Ain't Happnnn'...

You'd be better served worrying about what you're gonna do if the Dinosaurs break out of their secret cloning compound in that has been rumored to be located in central Kansas... Leavenworth Federal Pen is simply camouflage for the Dinosaur Compound you know... (all of which is just as looney as the premise that Trump will take over the Presidency and stick around for a third term)...

The question wasn't whether you think it is happening or not

 

[All4You]

Time for stronger boating laws.

No one 'needs' a boat.

They can have my boat when they pry it from my from my wet pruned fingers...

 

[mcmurtry66]

Most of us were either raised by parents who experienced getting sent off to die in a useless war or grew up with friends who did the same. Some of us may have done it ourselves. I think that both makes fighting less attractive and also makes the government less worth fighting for.

Spot on. Dad in Vietnam friends in the gulf war.