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In reply to the discussion: This is now a full blown Constitutional crisis and needs to go to the SCOTUS [View all]BainsBane
(53,142 posts)8. I think the best bet
Is for the GOP to threaten him with imprisonment unless he resigns. I know that depends on their acting out of patriotism, and they may not be capable of it.
Maybe there is some route through Scotus, but I don't know what it might be. I don't see how Bush v.Gore establishes legal precedent in this situation. The circumstances are very different.
I don't know who would be president if not Pence. The priority has to be getting Trump out because his being compromised to the Russians means he represents a danger to the country, and I don't mean politically. The only way the GOP might get on board is if they believe they will still control the White House. Pence is a rabid right winger, but at least he's not a Russian agent.
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This is now a full blown Constitutional crisis and needs to go to the SCOTUS [View all]
Hekate
Jan 2017
OP
I have been feeling like we are walking off a cliff and just haven't gone splat yet
Hekate
Jan 2017
#2
I told my husband yesterday that the nation to sue the bastard, take him to court, to stop this
KewlKat
Jan 2017
#5
Welcome to DU! Take it from a longtime protestor: wear sturdy shoes, bring a towel and
FailureToCommunicate
Jan 2017
#6
Based on the accusations in the report released yesterday, we need to protect out nation.
KewlKat
Jan 2017
#7
No. That was settled in the birther cases. Individual voters don't have standing
onenote
Jan 2017
#21
I'm afraid that the only chance we had at keeping this traitor out of office was
Ligyron
Jan 2017
#19
That's exactly what I've been thinking...phone #'s for McCain, Graham and Collins in message
RedEarth
Jan 2017
#24
The four liberal leaning justices have too much respect for the constitution to do any such thing
onenote
Jan 2017
#33
Y'know, I thought it was the end of the world when Nixon was elected. And Reagan.
onenote
Jan 2017
#36
Were either of them open to blackmail from the kremlin with the nuke button as a counter?
libtodeath
Jan 2017
#37