…Trump also suggested during the high-level meeting with Xi Jinping that the US, China and Russia should join forces to challenge the International Criminal Court, noting that their interests align.

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    Moscow’s puppet president is starting to feel the noose tighten. When his term ends, so does his legal immunity and likely his freedom.

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      I know they say the evil ones never die, but I just don’t see the guy lasting many more years. If the water gets too warm, he’ll flee the country.

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      term ends

      hahah yeah about that, so there was that one time he amended the Fucking Constitution to remove presidency term limits so uh

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            Changing USA’s constitution requires a 2/3’s vote in both House of Representatives and Senate, plus ratification by 3/4’s of the States (i.e. 38 States).

            Right now, neither side has the numbers to pass a constitutional amendment.

            Republicans control 28 states, Democrats have 18, and 4 are split.

            At the Federal level, the House and Senate are both close to an even 50/50 split.

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              The Constitution has as much power as the paper it’s written on if the judicial branch won’t use it as a guideline, the executive branch does whatever they please, and the legislative branch codifies the new behavior after the act, which is then allowed to stand because the judicial branch doesn’t care if it’s unconstitutional.

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      Didn’t happen last time, short of a leftist coup in the dem party, why would we expect them to do anything this time?

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      Once he loses power, he’ll be pretty lucky if he only loses his freedom. He’s kept a lot of oligarchs under his thumb for a long time…

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        Maybe the “Epstine didn’t kill himself” people will have something to say about that.

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      Uh… Why do you think terms matter for Putin? Though either way he’s popular enough to win a somewhat fair election.