2016 Postmortem

ElementaryPenguin

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41. I believe she can... And the Supreme Court could step in and rule on it - even the same day.

Sat Jan 14, 2017, 02:56 PM

Jan 2017

Isn't that true? Trump is not the President. You can't impeach him yet - and you don't need to. If he committed a murder right now in broad daylight - he would not be sworn in as President on Jan. 20th (nor would he if he were found guilty of treason). I believe the evidence is there - and that Anthony Kennedy would rule against Trump - and the Supremes would rule 5-3 to convict.

Trump would ultimately be pardoned by President Hillary Clinton.

All sounds far-fetched - but is it not possible?

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] pbmus Jan 2017 OP

No greytdemocrat Jan 2017 #1

Section 1 of the 20th amendment: onenote Jan 2017 #2

These are not ordinary times...we need some new laws.. pbmus Jan 2017 #5

There's a mechanism for that: amend the constitution onenote Jan 2017 #6

New laws are made every day...wtf pbmus Jan 2017 #7

Constitutional amendments are not. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #9

Do you seriously not understand how our system works? yardwork Jan 2017 #28

How can you not know? FBaggins Jan 2017 #55

Well, Obama and SCOTUS need to block the passage of time! EL34x4 Jan 2017 #34

LOL! onenote Jan 2017 #35

Desperate times cilla4progress Jan 2017 #3

So next time a Democrat wins, GOPers can take same action? We need to nail Trump for what he Hoyt Jan 2017 #11

That excuse is used too often cilla4progress Jan 2017 #12

It's the fucking law of the land, my friend. longship Jan 2017 #16

The Big Con does not care about laws...he will have broken dozens of laws pbmus Jan 2017 #19

That's why we have to abide by them. nt longship Jan 2017 #20

OMG....heads will roll...if party is more important than country pbmus Jan 2017 #21

That's right. We do not roll heads under our constitutional republic. longship Jan 2017 #22

Laws can be changed. cilla4progress Jan 2017 #23

Changing the US Constitution takes passing an amendment! longship Jan 2017 #47

Apparently the founders didn't envision a situation where the president elect dflprincess Jan 2017 #4

shit will never settle where Trump is Concerned JI7 Jan 2017 #8

No tammywammy Jan 2017 #10

Or, via the 25th amendment. longship Jan 2017 #17

The POTUS can declare martial law triron Jan 2017 #13

Well, wouldn't that be just Jim Dandy!? longship Jan 2017 #18

It's the ONLY option left to stop tRump, but it ain't gonna happen. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2017 #27

that article ignores the key passage from ex parte Milligan onenote Jan 2017 #30

Many are worried about sarisataka Jan 2017 #37

No. Of course, I suppose there could be serious rioting in the streets PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #14

And it wouldn't result in any kind of immediate change. yardwork Jan 2017 #32

Read your damned constitution! longship Jan 2017 #15

Some people suffer from cilla4progress Jan 2017 #24

some people suffer from magical thinking onenote Jan 2017 #25

Both and all cilla4progress Jan 2017 #26

the way to have a nonviolent revolution is at the ballot box or through onenote Jan 2017 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author pbmus Jan 2017 #40

I believe she can... And the Supreme Court could step in and rule on it - even the same day. ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #41

No SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2017 #42

No. and No. onenote Jan 2017 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author pbmus Jan 2017 #44

Try to follow the thread onenote Jan 2017 #49

No. He wouldn't be sworn in had he committed murder. ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #45

Federal courts vacated an election result in Penn. in '95 ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #48

Take a closer look at how change actually happened. yardwork Jan 2017 #31

This cilla4progress Jan 2017 #33

Now it will be extremely difficult to do that triron Jan 2017 #46

no bowens43 Jan 2017 #36

What would postponement achieve sarisataka Jan 2017 #38

Who do you suggest be President during the postponement period? Nt NCTraveler Jan 2017 #39

How about Biden...? First Speaker Jan 2017 #51

I would fight against that. Nt NCTraveler Jan 2017 #52

Why? triron Jan 2017 #53

Blatantly undemocratic. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #54

These posts are embarrassing. There is literally nothing in our constitution that mythology Jan 2017 #50