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Caliman73

(11,767 posts)
15. Public Opinion would turn on her quickly
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 01:19 PM
Jul 2017

Silence is not consent in this matter. Silence is a strategy. If you go out harping on how you were "cheated" without clear indication of wrong doing, and by clear I mean, convictions in a court of law clear, then you are setting yourself up as just being a sore loser. I agree with the other posters who said that Hillary and Obama are playing the cards they have on this. Hillary is on the periphery, talking about issues, including the election, and Obama is back to work trying to strengthen the Democratic Party. She will be in a position to make serious trouble for Trump and the GOP as the evidence becomes more clear.

As for amendments to the Constitution, it require approval of a proposal by 2/3rds of Both houses of Congress or by 2/3rds of the State legislatures in the country. Then it requires ratification by 3/4 of the State legislatures. Right now Republicans have control of the House by 47 votes and the Senate by 4 seats, 6 if you don't count the independent Senators who tend to caucus with Democrats. No amendments will be proposed in this current legislature. If by some miracle they did get proposed and passed, the would need 38 of the 50 states (of which Republicans fully control 31).

We, who support Hillary and the Democratic Party, have a very good sense, and there is some evidence suggesting that the election was illegitimate, but we do not have the kind of proof that is required to drop a legal and political bombshell of this proportion. Clinton, Obama, and the Democrats are doing what they should be doing, which is calling for allowing investigations to continue, and waiting until sufficient evidence is presented. There is only one shot as something as big as calling out an administration for election fraud and conspiring with a foreign power to subvert democracy.

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I think Hillary and President Obama are both playing it smart by remaining mostly silent. Vinca Jul 2017 #1
Yup zipplewrath Jul 2017 #6
Agreed ! Jimbo101 Jul 2017 #19
Almost everyone, including too many Democrats, would tell her to shut up and go away-- tblue37 Jul 2017 #2
Horrifyingly, yes. Squinch Jul 2017 #7
Yep NastyRiffraff Jul 2017 #13
Yep Me. Jul 2017 #27
She would look like a whining sore loser, MichMary Jul 2017 #3
This WillowTree Jul 2017 #34
Unfortunately, it would only strengthen the resolve of those on the right. LonePirate Jul 2017 #4
I too wish she would but it would just be called sour grapes... I do wish.. samnsara Jul 2017 #5
Nothing of any value would happen. MineralMan Jul 2017 #8
I admit I concur with all of your opinions, it's just sad. If this had happened to repub candidate, monmouth4 Jul 2017 #9
True, but rest assured that it would not happen to a Republican candidate. Caliman73 Jul 2017 #17
She would be marginalized and lose credibility Lee-Lee Jul 2017 #10
The cheat is inherent in our antiquated Constitutional Electoral College System. yallerdawg Jul 2017 #11
She would be shredded..... dawnie51 Jul 2017 #12
People would tell to go take care of her grand babies ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #14
Public Opinion would turn on her quickly Caliman73 Jul 2017 #15
Trump would try to jail her Johnny2X2X Jul 2017 #16
She would come off as an undignified sore loser loyalsister Jul 2017 #18
of course not . . . DrDan Jul 2017 #20
"Laugh and the world marybourg Jul 2017 #21
It is not fair to say that Hillary's silence is not helpful karynnj Jul 2017 #22
Never before has the FBI intervened like this to destroy a candidate. StevieM Jul 2017 #28
Never before had a candidate had the State Department IG and the Intelligence Community IG karynnj Jul 2017 #29
They didn't say that they had evidence that HRC may have committed crimes. StevieM Jul 2017 #30
They included the top law enforcement people in the US Government karynnj Jul 2017 #32
The right would jump for joy Generic Other Jul 2017 #23
The focus would shift 100% to Clinton if she did that Orrex Jul 2017 #24
There *IS* something in the Constitution to address this...WE THE PEOPLE. LaydeeBug Jul 2017 #25
I agree DUgosh Jul 2017 #33
The right would band tighter together. We need to let the current bunch to hang themselves. nolabear Jul 2017 #26
We are moving closer to primary season with a very unpopular President. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #31
I'd make a killing off of kindling wood... SaschaHM Jul 2017 #35
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