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He's been saying this since his first term. I'm shocked at the number of people that still to this day don't believe that he's going to try it (including a larg

He's been saying this since his first term. I'm shocked at the number of people that still to this day don't believe that he's going to try it (including a large number of posters on HN). If he's still alive and even semi cogent in 2028, he's going to run for another term, whether or not the constitution allows it. He will do everything he possibly can to remain in power for as long as he's alive.

xenospn 2y ago
He’s gotten away with literally everything he’s done so far. I don’t see why he wouldn’t get away with this as well.
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  He's gotten away with literally everything (except Jean Carroll), because he is willing to spend unlimited amounts of money on lawyers for unlimited amounts of time. For this, that won't be good enough. Unlimited amounts of lawyers aren't going to change the constitution; they aren't going to make the Supreme Court ignore the constitution; they aren't going to prevent a literal shooting civil war if he ignores the constitution. He's gotten into deep enough water that his normal method isn't going to bail him out.
  - Tadpole9181 2y ago
    Except Jean Carroll? I feel like she'd disagree, being raped and him still being free and what-not. Also, he has literally said he will ignore the courts. His administration already has with the deportations now. He has said that he will invade other countries. He has taken over power of the purse and nobody has stopped it. And he has congress, like Mike Johnson, saying they should dissolve the federal courts. He wields all enforcement arms of the government - what are they gonna do? Write another stern letter as his gestapo send them to El Salvador?
    - senordevnyc 2y ago
      He says all kinds of shit, most of it doesn't happen the way he says.
  - jfengel 2y ago
    As much as I detest the current Court, I don't think they are completely in Trump's thrall. At least, not as long as John Roberts is alive. If he dies or retires, all bets are off. I think he is completely prepared to work around them. The Republican party nominates him, he appears on the ballot in ~28 states, wins the election, and the Congress approves it. Roberts may not show up to administer the oath, but he's not going to make a statement against it. When he appoints new members, they'll be approved by Congress, and the court will accept them as valid because what else are they gonna do. Somebody will surely sue -- but dollars to donuts they'll claim whoever it is won't have standing.
card_zero 2y ago
First they came for the socialists, but they stayed for the ambiance.

xenospn 2y ago

He’s gotten away with literally everything he’s done so far. I don’t see why he wouldn’t get away with this as well.

AnimalMuppet 2y ago
He's gotten away with literally everything (except Jean Carroll), because he is willing to spend unlimited amounts of money on lawyers for unlimited amounts of time. For this, that won't be good enough. Unlimited amounts of lawyers aren't going to change the constitution; they aren't going to make the Supreme Court ignore the constitution; they aren't going to prevent a literal shooting civil war if he ignores the constitution. He's gotten into deep enough water that his normal method isn't going to bail him out.
- Tadpole9181 2y ago
  Except Jean Carroll? I feel like she'd disagree, being raped and him still being free and what-not. Also, he has literally said he will ignore the courts. His administration already has with the deportations now. He has said that he will invade other countries. He has taken over power of the purse and nobody has stopped it. And he has congress, like Mike Johnson, saying they should dissolve the federal courts. He wields all enforcement arms of the government - what are they gonna do? Write another stern letter as his gestapo send them to El Salvador?
  - senordevnyc 2y ago
    He says all kinds of shit, most of it doesn't happen the way he says.
- jfengel 2y ago
  As much as I detest the current Court, I don't think they are completely in Trump's thrall. At least, not as long as John Roberts is alive. If he dies or retires, all bets are off. I think he is completely prepared to work around them. The Republican party nominates him, he appears on the ballot in ~28 states, wins the election, and the Congress approves it. Roberts may not show up to administer the oath, but he's not going to make a statement against it. When he appoints new members, they'll be approved by Congress, and the court will accept them as valid because what else are they gonna do. Somebody will surely sue -- but dollars to donuts they'll claim whoever it is won't have standing.

card_zero 2y ago

First they came for the socialists, but they stayed for the ambiance.