When Justice Samuel Alito, the most villainous political figure in my lifetime, asserted without any irony that prosecuting a president for refusing to relinquish power after losing an election might encourage future presidents to hold on even more firmly to their office, any remaining optimism I could muster about American democracy and its institutional ability to defend itself against tyranny drained away.
~ David Kurtz, TPM
I could envision a 2nd trump term that includes impeaching the 3 more liberal justices
@tgraph52 Sure why not go for a unanimous Court? Republicans controlling the Senate would be a disaster, and right now they’re in the driver’s seat.
@tgraph52 @johnldeboer They cannot do it unless they have a 2/3 majority in the Senate, or unless there is a coup.
That would be determined by what, if any, rules still exist.
@tgraph52 @johnldeboer Hence my comment about a coup. If there is a coup, the rules will be whatever the new despot decides they are.
the GOP is planning a complete do over on that whole Constitution thing in America if they can get into the White House, by what ever means
@tgraph52 @gshevlin @johnldeboer It sure looks that way and I hope that wiser minds than mine are formulating plans beyond the obvious VOTE like never before!
@gshevlin A coup would be their only option unless they have a landslide Senate victory in November, giving them a 2/3 majority. Even more daunting would be changing the Constitution.
@johnldeboer @tgraph52 At this rate, I fully expect a written majority opinion which says "nobody is entitled to absolute immunity except anybody on the attached list of names". The list will comprise Trump and his family, the SCOTUS justices and the House GOP Insurrection Caucus.