Happy Thanksgiving DU, it may be our last

[4du]

We know Donald Trump is crazy and breaks norms without a second thought. We also know he hates being criticized, which on occasion will occur here. Everything he does points to the fact he would love to be a dictator and silence his critics. We believe it can not happen here, but sadly it can. First, the Constitutional foundation.

The President's cabinet has no legal definition. It is only mentioned briefly in the Constitution, in Article 2, Section 2 with the words "he [The President] may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices" and in Section 3: "The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session." The Cabinet is also mentioned in the 25th Amendment "Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President." The action of the VP is also required for this to occur.

Our madman President has revealed his attitude towards murder and power in his response to the murder of Khashoggi. Over the Recess of the Senate, for the holidays, Trump fires the Secretary of Defense (as he has the power to do at his pleasure.) He then appoints himself acting Secretary of Defense and AG (or keeps a compliant Matthew Whitaker).

A false flag terrorist incident which results in the death of the Vice-President takes place and Trump declares a national emergency. He tells his supporters (who love the second Amendment) to take into custody all government officials who have committed treason by resisting him. Then as Commander-in-Chief and head of the DOJ, he orders the military and law enforcement to stand down and not interfere with his patriotic supporters. It is done.

Bye-bye DU

[rzemanfl]

1. Also your first. Happy Thanksgiving cheerful. Keep smiling through. n/t

[Iggo]

2. Oh boy! I love fan fiction!

[WhiteTara]

3. List your gratitude

if you think it might never happen again. Make a big list and then sit with gratitude for awhile. You'll feel better if you think about things that make you happy.

[Journeyman]

4. "I am an old man," Mark Twain wrote, "I am an old man and have known many troubles . . .

. . . most of which never happened."


If it's all the same to you 4du, I'll content myself with the problems of the day and leave idle speculation to you and the others who seemingly need it to make sense of what's before them.

[4du]

9. I did not say this was going to happen, but it could happen

Which of us thought we would ever have a President like Don the Con. Why do you think all those RW Nuts have their guns "to defend the Constitution" as DJT says it is, ie No Judicial Review. It can happen here.

[RKP5637]

13. Given Don the Con got in, someone worse could come along, possibly. Everyone said he did not

stand a chance ... that worked well.

[4du]

14. Thank you, this was meant to cause people to think

Nothing is impossible, and we must always be on guard

[RKP5637]

17. Yes, we must. Far too many Americans take the democracy of the US for granted. It always

stuns me how many can't be bothered to vote, and again how many are stunningly clueless as to what it going on ... and how many don't even vaguely have an idea of how government works.

[sarcasmo]

5. Alex Jones, is that you?

[4du]

12. Equal time

[SCantiGOP]

6. I'm not sure in which of your paragraphs should be inserted:

...At which point the leaders of Congress and the military step in and arrest Trump.

[4du]

10. Thank God we won the House in 2018

A Republican Congress would never step in. Military officers by training and belief MUST follow orders and can not step in. Who would order them to do so?

[SCantiGOP]

24. Military officers take an oath

To defend the country and the Constitution. And, it is established in US and international law that a member of the military is required to not obey an illegal order.

[dameatball]

7. Did you have hard cider at Thanksgiving?

[4du]

16. No hard cider for me

I am an expat who really did move to a tropical island paradise when Trump was elected. We have no hard cider here, but we do have a lot of really good gunga.

[dameatball]

21. Gunga? I will have to google that. My response was in jest. Hate to see that scenario.

[4du]

22. Pot as in mary-jane

[SCantiGOP]

25. Think he means Ganga

[dameatball]

26. Lol, that was the first thing I thought of but there are also some definitions of gunga which

involve fermented fruits.

[Takket]

8. I'll bet you $1,000,000 that doesn't happen.

[4du]

11. I do not think it will happen

But watch the news with DJT, did you ever think he could happen. Go to "Free Republic" there are some really crazy people there. They would think my little story would be wonderful if it became real.

[GulfCoast66]

15. Since most of his gun owning supporters would stroke out trying to run 100 yards

Those not on Hoverounds. And those that did rise up would be shot dead by the men and women defending them. And the fact liberals own guns as well.

I’ll chalk up this post to too much bourbon on thanksgiving.

But it was a fun read. As was all the stuff written about Operation Jade Helm.

Have a nice thanksgiving.

[4du]

20. Never knew Jade Helm existed

This was just a little fun thinking exercise.

[LBM20]

18. Relax. We have the House. We have checks and balances. Build for 2020 and vote him out.

[workinclasszero]

23. Yes

Trump and his damned party are scared shitless over the coming dem House and Nancy Pelosi.

[obamanut2012]

19. lulz

[Turbineguy]

27. Next Thanksgiving:

President Pelosi.

There. That should cheer you up!