During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.

  • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    The constitution is what gives them all their authority. If they don’t hold it up, the government has abdicated.

    • Joe@discuss.tchncs.de
      3·
      1 hour ago

      Organized force and the subsequent compliance of the masses is what gives authority. The rest is theatrics to give the illusion of legitimacy and popular support. This works quite well…until it doesn’t.

      The question becomes: What will the police and military do, when push comes to shove? What will citizens do, and what will the response be?

      • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        49 minutes ago

        The police will protect wealth. The military will follow orders if they are made plausibly legal. Which is why a third term really doesn’t hold up. There is no plausible way that is legal.