I understand the impulse here, but I think it's important not to jump too far ahead to conclude that of course we're not going to have elections, because it act

I understand the impulse here, but I think it's important not to jump too far ahead to conclude that of course we're not going to have elections, because it actually just shifts the overton window to the point where now we're arguing about whether we should. It also just jumps ahead of where we are in reality. You could just as easily say "of course Trump is going to execute his political enemies on the lawn of the White House, because all the checks and balances that would prevent that have been removed!" Yes, that could happen, just like us not having an election in 2028 could happen, but that's a massive change that would effectively be the end of the republic, the end of the constitution, and likely result in a full-blown civil war. We may get there, but we are nowhere close to that yet.