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2016 Postmortem

Jackie259vipc

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4. One can only hope.

Reply to patsimp (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 03:59 PM

Nov 2016

The problem of hoping for impeachment of Trump if he wins the election through illegal rigging, is that he's going to appoint supporters at every government level he can. This means pro-Trump judges at every federal level (not just the Supreme Court), pro-Trump agency heads and agency employees, etc. There may not be enough elected members in the House and Senate willing to fight for impeachment in the face of pressure from the many pro-Trump lackeys that will be in other power positions in our government. Plus, who's to say that if Trump wins the election, he won't find (or create) a way to get key laws changed so that he can't be impeached - current laws and current checks and balances not withstanding.

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Wouldn't Trump be impeached if he somehow rigged the system to win? [View all] patsimp Nov 2016 OP

Not if the GOP controls the House. They only impeach Dems BlueStreak Nov 2016 #1

No they would just laugh grabber Nov 2016 #3

One can only hope. Jackie259vipc Nov 2016 #4

The Dems would buy him a gift, a nice house ghostsinthemachine Nov 2016 #5

If he did win that way, it would depend. The Genealogist Nov 2016 #6