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Barbara A. Arrighi's avatar

Thank you for explaining the process so clearly for non lawyers. So, if the SC rules Trump is disqualified from being on the ballot, there will be chaos and bedlam, but hope lives. If SC rules Trump is qualified to be on the ballot and he loses the election, his sycophants in Congress will have fake electors ready to insure his win; chaos and bedlam prevail. There will be a constitutional crisis, but hope lives, if the courts hold as they did in 2020. If he remains on the ballot and he wins the election, the Constitution will be no more; hope dies. Is this non lawyerly assessment too draconian? I can use some hope, please.

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Zach's avatar

I think that's correct. I would choose to phrase it as: If Trump gets thrown off the ballot, there's violence. If Trump loses the election in November, there's violence. If Trump wins, the Republicans plan to install a fascist state, and in order to support and preserve that - you guessed it - there's violence.

We know this for a fact, and we know it because of January 6th. If we want to find the hope in all of this, it's that violence can change hearts and minds to peace when everything else fails. There was a (very short) time after January 6th when there seemed to be clarity. The next time it's going to be worse than January 6th, and the darkness will show us where the light is. I do believe the American people will find the light in the end.

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Anna's avatar

I agree with Barbara. Thank you for the plain speak explanation

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