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Buckeye_Democrat

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42. Republicans have displayed anti-democratic tendencies for a long time.

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 09:10 AM

Jun 2017

What did they complain about regarding the Soviet Union? Not so much that it was anti-democratic, but that it was communist. Many of them don't care that it's still mostly anti-democratic. Many capitalists had no problem with Hitler, at least initially, because he opposed the liberals, socialists and communists in Germany.

Increased wealth and control of their "private tyrannies" is their main focus, not democracy.

Suppressing votes and voter fraud by the GOP doesn't surprise me at all. It's just another aspect of their fascist tendencies.

As for the Democrats, I suspect that many of them don't want to make a big fuss unless the evidence is very strong.

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What happens when evidence proves this election was illegit? [View all] SHRED Jun 2017 OP

As with the 2000 election - some media groups paid for a statewide recount in FL. Gore won. tonyt53 Jun 2017 #1

I'm talking if Russia is involved to that degree SHRED Jun 2017 #2

If Russia was the decider, Dems could demand that Republicans and Pence delisen Jun 2017 #11

Hear, hear! Great post... First Speaker Jun 2017 #17

Yes, but . . . madamesilverspurs Jun 2017 #27

It'll never happen but everyone and anyone related to drumpf should be given the boot ailsagirl Jun 2017 #57

If you think Pence would nominate Hillary Clinton as his VP customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #30

Do you think Pence might be personally tied to some Russian scandal? delisen Jun 2017 #36

Probably not customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #49

If I don't demand Justice with a capital J, when injustice has prevailed delisen Jun 2017 #38

Would the entire law enforcement establishment customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #50

I was not referring to violence but to conviction and/or prison delisen Jun 2017 #54

If Trump is still president when that happened customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #59

Nixon did not pardon Agnew, although iirc, the charges were federal. delisen Jun 2017 #60

Again customerserviceguy Jul 2017 #61

Republicans have displayed anti-democratic tendencies for a long time. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #42

This is qualitatively way different. triron Jun 2017 #3

No, it isn't legally. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2017 #6

Since I'm not an expert in law I wouldn't know triron Jun 2017 #10

Here's a factcheck on the media groups recounts. Doesn't come close to 38K or even 200 votes. Hoyt Jun 2017 #4

The fact that so few people seem to know this is kind of terrifying mythology Jun 2017 #15

The conspiracies and outright distortion of truth from our side concerns me. Hoyt Jun 2017 #16

The most important paragraph in that article, as far as I am concerned, is this one: stevenleser Jun 2017 #34

I would like to know, also. Eom pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #5

No process allows a re-do on the election that I know of. And the GOP would not allow it. n/t USALiberal Jun 2017 #7

What happens? It becomes a historical footnote. Does the SCOTUS appointment stand... PoliticAverse Jun 2017 #8

There is no way to undo an election in this country. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #9

We are a nation of laws based on a constitution. defacto7 Jun 2017 #12

If one side "walks over the constitution" forever without consequences... First Speaker Jun 2017 #18

Unfortunately you're probably right. defacto7 Jun 2017 #19

What happened in Florida 2000 and Ohio 2004? L. Coyote Jun 2017 #13

what happened first in 2001 was no Senator would support the delisen Jun 2017 #37

Legally nothing happens NobodyHere Jun 2017 #14

As I understand it, the status quo continues. aikoaiko Jun 2017 #20

Yep, unless the Supreme Court steps in in some way. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #55

The real election is the one done by the Electoral College DavidDvorkin Jun 2017 #21

And the reasoning for and structure of the electoral college defacto7 Jun 2017 #22

The EC is working as designed DavidDvorkin Jun 2017 #25

Sounds like you have no use for the EC. defacto7 Jun 2017 #35

Yes, it stands OliverQ Jun 2017 #23

Nothing Spider Jerusalem Jun 2017 #24

It will stand but if it becomes serious enough for the courts to take it up Gorsuch will need Tiggeroshii Jun 2017 #26

My prediction... Mike Nelson Jun 2017 #28

VAMPIRES need to bite all 3 of them !!!! Bite'm hard!!!! (I'm reading vampire novels right now) trueblue2007 Jun 2017 #31

The vampire solution works for me...or maybe some God or another could smite them. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #41

God or another could smite them. THAT WORKS FOR ME TOO. Thanks for your suggestion. trueblue2007 Jun 2017 #46

Constitutional Crisis Extraordinaire. SCOTUS repealed and replaced. democratisphere Jun 2017 #29

It will never happen. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #40

there seems to be greater concern about the perception of elections as legitimate BainsBane Jun 2017 #32

Nothing...yes SCOTUS stands LeftInTX Jun 2017 #33

There is no mechanism constitutionally speaking other than impeachment which keeps the same Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #39

Nothing G_j Jun 2017 #43

2016 is done and forgotten, time to worry about automation. CK_John Jun 2017 #44

Last summer, we were told that would be a cornerstone of both platforms in the debate. LanternWaste Jun 2017 #56

Sadly,in politics, I have learned to expect the worst. m-lekktor Jun 2017 #45

We start calling Trump "45*" Generic Brad Jun 2017 #47

That, will never come to light...for a least a few centuries. Xolodno Jun 2017 #48

What is illegit. Eko Jun 2017 #51

Trump will argue it gives him the right... lame54 Jun 2017 #52

Even if the majority of Trump's administration went down with him, procon Jun 2017 #53

I think it would be handled in the back offices. hamsterjill Jun 2017 #58