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A HERETIC I AM

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15. Who will do the arresting?
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 01:27 PM
Jun 2020

The short answer is “Nobody”

The Office of the President does not come with a secret police. He can not order someone be arrested without Due Process, and even then, who is he going to say those words to?

I’ve often thought that it would be delicious to hear Biden’s first words after “So Help Me God” come out as “Arrest that man”, but it just can not happen.

There are no “Palace Guards”, so to speak. He can not command Anyone in the Military to do so, because that would be an unlawful order.

All this speculation is amusing, to say the least. While the possibility (or likelihood, if you prefer) of Trumpy throwing his teddy out of the pram when he loses and refusing to bugger off is certainly a concern, It will be to no avail.

Once the Electoral College vote is certified by Congress, the rest is academic.

I do so hope to see him carried out by the elbows to the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Jackson Place NW and dropped unceremoniously.

That would be absolutely amazing video.

Seems Reasonable, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #1
do we want to transition with these people? rampartc Jun 2020 #2
It would be full of crap. Biden will need to pick up the pieces and move forward. RKP5637 Jun 2020 #4
Yep, quite probable! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2020 #3
Mail in ballots are counted as soon as received central scrutinizer Jun 2020 #5
Oregon has the advantage of having done this for a long while. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2020 #7
I've always had a problem with the rush to call races central scrutinizer Jun 2020 #10
Different perspective here. If, trump doing poorly before the Election, and 'serious crimes', [in empedocles Jun 2020 #6
Very plausible scenario. Thanks for posting. n/t LuckyCharms Jun 2020 #8
+1 llmart Jun 2020 #9
I Wouldn't Believe Anything Trump's Admin Would Say Or Turn Over In Such A Transition Anyway....nt global1 Jun 2020 #11
Biden needs to assemble his cabinet right now. MoonRiver Jun 2020 #12
"I think he will pull off the transition just fine." A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #16
Whenever we talk about what Trump might do... hvn_nbr_2 Jun 2020 #13
Who will do the arresting? A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #15
Sounds about right. treestar Jun 2020 #14
We are faced with many horrifying possibilities, those two among them, because wiggs Jun 2020 #17
Your narrative looks very reasonable... God help us if it is at all close on November 4 jimlup Jun 2020 #18
Kicking? nt Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2020 #19
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