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I'm trying to imagine a scenario where such an amendment could get 290 votes in the House, 67 in the Senate, and be ratified by 38 states. But that beggars my i

I'm trying to imagine a scenario where such an amendment could get 290 votes in the House, 67 in the Senate, and be ratified by 38 states. But that beggars my imagination. I suppose a super villain could kidnap the loved ones of all of those legislatures and force them to vote his way. Or rig hundreds of elections. But it would seem to be easier to just forcibly capture or dissolve the federal legislature and judiciary. I've got 99 problems and can't figure out how this one might compete for a slot.

sillyfluke 2y ago
If you have a good economy and popular president (often a byproduct of a good economy) and a highly-focused tech oligarchy that spends its ever-deepening pockets to map which races in each state elections need to be greased to get congress and two-thirds of the state legislatures in line, well then it may be possible. Trump focusing on his base as well as his executive powergrab first instead of prioritizing the economy at the outset of his term I think is a strategic mistake with respect to his longterm goals (securing multi-term government domination). I don't quite get it, given all the high-risk associated with the consequences of losing the next election, unless of course, they somehow already found a foolproof way to hack all those elections.