Former GOP strategist Rick Wilson unleashed a scathing attack Monday on Donald Trump, calling the former president a threat to American democracy itself, and making the case for forcible removal if Trump doesn’t willingly leave.In a fiery piece titled “Declaration of Independence From The Mad King,”…
In September 2016, Michael Anton wrote an essay for the right-wing Claremont Institute, “The Flight 93 Election,” making the case for Donald Trump’s election as a necessary gamble to stave off the destruction of conservatism. Anton then did a stint in Trump’s National Security Council, and last night was rewarded by the president with a posting to the National Board for Education Sciences. It was a fitting coda for Trump to single out the figure who most perfectly captured the spirit that right-wing intellectuals brought to the era.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/michael-antons-flight-93-election-trump-coup.html
Republicans said Trump was necessary to save the republic, this is funny
What alarms me most is how none of the warnings are heeded or heard by lawmakers. Nobody can do anything about it.
Let’s say he doesn’t suspend elections in November. Let’s say we flip both the House and the Senate. Does anybody honestly believe they’ll enact restrictions, precautions, or any other measures to prevent something like this from happening again? Sure, there will be a couple of things passed… But nobody will go to jail, no enforcement will happen, nothing.
Do you know why Republicans do exactly what the regime wants? It’s because Trump has a cult, that is exceedingly violent and unhinged. They threaten to murder their congresspeople, rape their wives, kill their children, burn their houses down. I’m not even kidding, look it up for yourself. Straight domestic terrorism stuff. Many Republicans are acting out of fear of their constituents, and it’s extremely effective. So…
What I’m hearing is that the politicians need to be made even more scared of the rest of us.
lol that’s one interpretation
The worst part is that they fucking knew this long before it was a problem you could actually point at.
They were warned, they just thought they wouldn’t be in front of the barrel and they thought they were sacrificing you and I instead of themselves, you, and I.
Fuck them, they deserve the fear.
Exactly both sides are equally complicit In this coup and need to be treated as such. They need to be walked to the trials all together
Like they are actively and maliciously forfeiting their oath to protect the constitution and should be tried for treason
Hey guys? Um, remember the time when Trump was impeached twice? Yeah, I wonder who didn’t want him impeached.
YOU DIDN’T!!
To be fair Rick mostly borrowed the language of the 1776 Declaration. I like it.
Consider this scenario:
- In 2028, Trump gets the red states to back his place on the ballot, and he bullies enough swing states into recognizing him as eligible.
- Trump wins. Congress certifies. SCOTUS rules that Trump’s third term is valid.
- The blue states that didn’t put Trump on the ballot declare that the executive branch is considered vacant until a new election can be held. No new bill turned into law will be recognized (since they would have to pass Trump’s desk in the process), Trump isn’t allowed to federalize the National Guard since he isn’t the legitimate President, any new executive orders are null and void, etc.
- New Nullification Crisis begins, except bigger.
- SCOTUS attempts to use Cooper v Aaron to strike down Nullification. States argue that they’re nullifying laws that had no legal standing when they were passed anyway due to Trump’s involvement in the bill -> law process.
- Trump will no doubt try to activate the National Guard to arrest the Nullification advocates. Then things might get tricky.
Of course, this is all assuming that Dems don’t immediately cave, and stand by Amendment 22.
this is all assuming that Dems don’t immediately cave
That bit sounds implausible.
True, but that wouldn’t be very interesting to think about. A couple states might try to nullify if they’re pissed off enough. And nullification depends on the state government rather than the federal government, so the likes of Jeffries and Schumer wouldn’t be a concern.
It’s martial law in October 2026, he will have full control by the end of the year.
Remove Trump, lose parliament. Wonderful strategy, Mr strategist