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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI don't care if he only has 2 weeks left
They need to impeach or 25th his ass out the door NOW
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I don't care if he only has 2 weeks left (Original Post)
Just_Vote_Dem
Jan 2021
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exboyfil
(17,857 posts)1. You are right - If the VP is acting as President
Then it sets an awful precedent that Trump stays in office.
Also as part of the impeachment bar him from ever holding a Federal office again.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)2. If they impeach him Hell will follow. If he stays in office, he can be
monitored - at this time, what would be best is the question.
regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)3. If he stays in office, he can invoke martial law at any time...
...up until 11:59 A.M. on 1/20/21. It's not worth the risk.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)4. It is my understanding that martial law can be imposed only by
supreme political authority in wartime. I may be wrong; either way it is a daunting task to even explore the reasoning for the declaration.