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OrangeCrush980 08/21/25 9:39:01 PM #1:	And the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the executive order is constitutional? What would Congress do? --- "Foolishness, Dante. Foolishness... Might controls everything. And without strength, you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself." - Vergil, DMC3 <cite>OrangeCrush980 posted [p:986169231] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>And the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the executive order is constitutional?What would Congress do?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlackScythe0 08/21/25 9:39:51 PM #3:	It's a civil war situation. <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:986169239] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>It's a civil war situation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lillymon 08/21/25 9:42:55 PM #4:	A Congress dominated by Republicans? Two things. Jack and shit. In such a case your only hope is that the military finally takes action. --- "Bothering people when they're shopping or going to work or whatever because you find them attractive makes you scum of the earth." MegatokyoEd <cite>Lillymon posted [p:986169266] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>A Congress dominated by Republicans? Two things. Jack and shit. In such a case your only hope is that the military finally takes action.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnsteadyOwl 08/21/25 9:47:04 PM #5:	Lillymon posted... A Congress dominated by Republicans? Two things. Jack and shit. In such a case your only hope is that the military finally takes action. Republicans wouldn't do anything but you better believe Chuck Schumer would write a very strongly worded letter. --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." <cite>UnsteadyOwl posted [p:986169308] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Lillymon posted... </cite><quote>A Congress dominated by Republicans? Two things. Jack and shit. In such a case your only hope is that the military finally takes action.</quote>Republicans wouldn't do anything but you better believe Chuck Schumer would write a very strongly worded letter.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hejiru 08/21/25 9:48:58 PM #6:	Congress has already proven theyre willing to roll over and let him do whatever he wants, constitution be damned. --- The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. <cite>Hejiru posted [p:986169320] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Congress has already proven theyre willing to roll over and let him do whatever he wants, constitution be damned.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Popo 08/21/25 9:49:23 PM #7:	Supreme Court would find it unconstitutional and tell him to amend it to include all elections. Even if they are held outside of the US. --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The_Popo posted [p:986169323] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Supreme Court would find it unconstitutional and tell him to amend it to include all elections. Even if they are held outside of the US. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lillymon 08/21/25 9:54:56 PM #9:	hmnut7 posted... By what authority would the military have to over rule the president, congress and the Supreme Court? The same authority the Founding Fathers had to overrule the King. --- "Bothering people when they're shopping or going to work or whatever because you find them attractive makes you scum of the earth." MegatokyoEd <cite>Lillymon posted [p:986169371] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote><cite>hmnut7 posted... </cite><quote>By what authority would the military have to over rule the president, congress and the Supreme Court?</quote>The same authority the Founding Fathers had to overrule the King.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 08/21/25 10:02:20 PM #10:	An illegal order from what will be a former president is not binding. Reconstitute a Congress in absentia and elect a president and new members of congress. Call up all national guards and federalize all military equipment, bases and personnel. The South will fall again. --- Moustache twirling villain https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:986169437] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>An illegal order from what will be a former president is not binding.Reconstitute a Congress in absentia and elect a president and new members of congress.Call up all national guards and federalize all military equipment, bases and personnel.The South will fall again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 08/21/25 10:04:06 PM #11:	BlackScythe0 posted... It's a civil war situation. After all the other things that have happened, and nobody did anything except stand outside and protest, yeah not happening. --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:986169450] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite><quote>It's a civil war situation.</quote>After all the other things that have happened, and nobody did anything except stand outside and protest, yeah not happening.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metal_Gear_Raxis 08/21/25 10:04:39 PM #12:	BlackScythe0 posted... It's a civil war situation. This. The country's over if Trump does this and gets away with it. --- Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts. <cite>Metal_Gear_Raxis posted [p:986169456] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite><quote>It's a civil war situation.</quote>This. The country's over if Trump does this and gets away with it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 08/21/25 10:06:05 PM #13:	OrangeCrush980 posted... What would Congress do? "Well get em next time. Enjoy your holiday" <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:986169478] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>OrangeCrush980 posted... </cite><quote>What would Congress do?</quote>"Well get em next time. Enjoy your holiday"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 08/21/25 10:07:13 PM #14:	divot1338 posted... An illegal order from what will be a former president is not binding. Scotus said official act not illegal <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:986169488] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite><quote>An illegal order from what will be a former president is not binding.</quote>Scotus said official act not illegal</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hejiru 08/21/25 10:10:47 PM #15:	I dont think a civil war would happen even if he did this. Americans are complacent, wed need to lose our bread and circuses first. (Or McDonalds and Netflix as the case may be) --- The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. <cite>Hejiru posted [p:986169515] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>I dont think a civil war would happen even if he did this. Americans are complacent, wed need to lose our bread and circuses first. (Or McDonalds and Netflix as the case may be)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metal_Gear_Raxis 08/21/25 10:11:29 PM #16:	WingsOfGood posted... Scotus said official act not illegal Thing about the scenario divot was alluding to... the winner gets to decide what was and wasn't legal. --- Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts. <cite>Metal_Gear_Raxis posted [p:986169524] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite><quote>Scotus said official act not illegal</quote>Thing about the scenario divot was alluding to... the winner gets to decide what was and wasn't legal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 08/21/25 10:14:25 PM #17:	WingsOfGood posted... Scotus said official act not illegal Completely bullshit ruling notwithstanding it actually says that its not illegal for the president to commit that type of illegal act. That means it absolves them of any consequences from their action[s]. It doesnt mean the action suddenly becomes legal. The difference here is he is no longer the president at the end of his term so he can no longer perpetuate the nonsense that usually gets upheld like this. And since the federal government isnt even involved until the certification by Congress, Trump literally has no say in the matter. --- Moustache twirling villain https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:986169542] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite><quote>Scotus said official act not illegal</quote>Completely bullshit ruling notwithstanding it actually says that its not illegal for the president to commit that type of illegal act.That means it absolves them of any consequences from their action[s]. It doesnt mean the action suddenly becomes legal.The difference here is he is no longer the president at the end of his term so he can no longer perpetuate the nonsense that usually gets upheld like this.And since the federal government isnt even involved until the certification by Congress, Trump literally has no say in the matter.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HighSeraph 08/21/25 10:14:58 PM #18:	What if he issued order 66? --- She's like a cat in the dark. She/Her <cite>HighSeraph posted [p:986169549] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>What if he issued order 66?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 08/21/25 10:18:16 PM #19:	_____Cait posted... After all the other things that have happened, and nobody did anything except stand outside and protest, yeah not happening. Well yea the situation is either war or just giving up. <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:986169579] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>_____Cait posted... </cite><quote>After all the other things that have happened, and nobody did anything except stand outside and protest, yeah not happening.</quote>Well yea the situation is either war or just giving up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smiffwilm 08/21/25 10:18:48 PM #20:	HighSeraph posted... What if he issued order 66? I mean, it might as well be the same thing. --- My Mario Maker 2 ID is 6RG-5XK-JCG <cite>Smiffwilm posted [p:986169582] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>HighSeraph posted... </cite><quote>What if he issued order 66?</quote>I mean, it might as well be the same thing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 08/21/25 10:18:49 PM #21:	I don't think Trump is popular enough to pull something like that off. Usually people are complacent to creeping fascism when life is going pretty ok otherwise, ie the economy is growing and stable and what asshole is in power doesn't really affect the day to day. Trump's economy is still shit and egg prices are still high. He didn't deliver on his day 1 fixes. --- Science and Algorithms <cite>lilORANG posted [p:986169583] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>I don't think Trump is popular enough to pull something like that off. Usually people are complacent to creeping fascism when life is going pretty ok otherwise, ie the economy is growing and stable and what asshole is in power doesn't really affect the day to day. Trump's economy is still shit and egg prices are still high. He didn't deliver on his day 1 fixes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bfslick50 08/21/25 10:22:14 PM #22:	lilORANG posted... I don't think Trump is popular enough to pull something like that off. Usually people are complacent to creeping fascism when life is going pretty ok otherwise, ie the economy is growing and stable and what asshole is in power doesn't really affect the day to day. Trump's economy is still shit and egg prices are still high. He didn't deliver on his day 1 fixes. Theyre not going to say theyre ending elections. Just a temporary delay until he feels elections are secure. Then people will debate what kind of evidence he has, getting lost in the weeds while he steam rolls democracy --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama <cite>bfslick50 posted [p:986169599] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite><quote>I don't think Trump is popular enough to pull something like that off. Usually people are complacent to creeping fascism when life is going pretty ok otherwise, ie the economy is growing and stable and what asshole is in power doesn't really affect the day to day. Trump's economy is still shit and egg prices are still high. He didn't deliver on his day 1 fixes.</quote>Theyre not going to say theyre ending elections. Just a temporary delay until he feels elections are secure. Then people will debate what kind of evidence he has, getting lost in the weeds while he steam rolls democracy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 08/21/25 10:23:57 PM #23:	lilORANG posted... I don't think Trump is popular enough to pull something like that off. Usually people are complacent to creeping fascism when life is going pretty ok otherwise, ie the economy is growing and stable and what asshole is in power doesn't really affect the day to day. Trump's economy is still shit and egg prices are still high. He didn't deliver on his day 1 fixes. He can pull it off because if the republican congress doesn't support it then democrats win and that is their worst outcome <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:986169610] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite><quote>I don't think Trump is popular enough to pull something like that off. Usually people are complacent to creeping fascism when life is going pretty ok otherwise, ie the economy is growing and stable and what asshole is in power doesn't really affect the day to day. Trump's economy is still shit and egg prices are still high. He didn't deliver on his day 1 fixes.</quote>He can pull it off because if the republican congress doesn't support it then democrats win and that is their worst outcome </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 08/21/25 10:24:58 PM #24:	Who's gonna stop him, exactly? --- "I dreamt I was a moron." <cite>Strider102 posted [p:986169617] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Who's gonna stop him, exactly?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KnightofShikari 08/21/25 10:35:11 PM #25:	lilORANG posted... I don't think Trump is popular enough to pull something like that off. Usually people are complacent to creeping fascism when life is going pretty ok otherwise, ie the economy is growing and stable and what asshole is in power doesn't really affect the day to day. Trump's economy is still shit and egg prices are still high. He didn't deliver on his day 1 fixes. yes but maga doesn't live in reality, as seen by people being hurt by his policies yet still supporting him --- The Earth is round. Two plus two equals four. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election for President and Vice President of the United States <cite>KnightofShikari posted [p:986169691] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite><quote>I don't think Trump is popular enough to pull something like that off. Usually people are complacent to creeping fascism when life is going pretty ok otherwise, ie the economy is growing and stable and what asshole is in power doesn't really affect the day to day. Trump's economy is still shit and egg prices are still high. He didn't deliver on his day 1 fixes.</quote>yes but maga doesn't live in reality, as seen by people being hurt by his policies yet still supporting him</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarshMellow 08/21/25 10:38:00 PM #26:	BlackScythe0 posted... It's a civil war situation. Who would be on the opposing side? The military is full of magas, and maga civilians are gun nuts with personal arsenals. The latter especially is no exaggeration. I know a lot of them and they all have a ton of guns. <cite>MarshMellow posted [p:986169722] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite><quote>It's a civil war situation.</quote>Who would be on the opposing side? The military is full of magas, and maga civilians are gun nuts with personal arsenals. The latter especially is no exaggeration. I know a lot of them and they all have a ton of guns. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 08/21/25 10:43:18 PM #27:	Genuinely think this would end up in a "good guy with a gun" type situation --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:986169758] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Genuinely think this would end up in a "good guy with a gun" type situation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 08/21/25 10:44:18 PM #28:	BlackScythe0 posted... It's a civil war situation. The vast, vast majority of authoritarian regimes do not cause civil wars to occur when they seize power. And I don't think one would in the US. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:986169767] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite><quote>It's a civil war situation.</quote>The vast, vast majority of authoritarian regimes do not cause civil wars to occur when they seize power. And I don't think one would in the US.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/21/25 10:45:41 PM #29:	I don't know what congress would do but MAGA would cheer and find a way to rationalize that somehow this is protecting democracy. <cite>Zikten posted [p:986169775] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>I don't know what congress would do but MAGA would cheer and find a way to rationalize that somehow this is protecting democracy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/21/25 10:48:20 PM #30:	MarshMellow posted... Who would be on the opposing side? The military is full of magas, and maga civilians are gun nuts with personal arsenals. The latter especially is no exaggeration. I know a lot of them and they all have a ton of guns. Some of the top generals supposedly hate Trump. It's mainly the lower ranks that love him. It would depend on who manages to take control of the majority of command and maybe there would be different factions within the military <cite>Zikten posted [p:986169792] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>MarshMellow posted... </cite><quote>Who would be on the opposing side? The military is full of magas, and maga civilians are gun nuts with personal arsenals. The latter especially is no exaggeration. I know a lot of them and they all have a ton of guns.</quote>Some of the top generals supposedly hate Trump. It's mainly the lower ranks that love him. It would depend on who manages to take control of the majority of command and maybe there would be different factions within the military </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 08/21/25 10:48:38 PM #31:	Zikten posted... I don't know what congress would do but MAGA would cheer and find a way to rationalize that somehow this is protecting democracy. yeah have to protect the election from all the horrible terrible rampant fraud! <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:986169795] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>I don't know what congress would do but MAGA would cheer and find a way to rationalize that somehow this is protecting democracy.</quote>yeah have to protect the election from all the horrible terrible rampant fraud!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarshMellow 08/21/25 10:49:36 PM #32:	Zikten posted... Some of the top generals supposedly hate Trump. It's mainly the lower ranks that love him. It would depend on who manages to take control of the majority of command and maybe there would be different factions within the military I thought he got rid of most of the generals who aren't team maga. He's been steadily purging the federal government/military of anyone who may oppose him. <cite>MarshMellow posted [p:986169801] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>Some of the top generals supposedly hate Trump. It's mainly the lower ranks that love him. It would depend on who manages to take control of the majority of command and maybe there would be different factions within the military</quote>I thought he got rid of most of the generals who aren't team maga. He's been steadily purging the federal government/military of anyone who may oppose him.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 08/21/25 10:50:06 PM #33:	Zikten posted... Some of the top generals supposedly hate Trump. It's mainly the lower ranks that love him. It would depend on who manages to take control of the majority of command and maybe there would be different factions within the military He has literally been firing and replacing generals. There will be no one left in the upper portions of the military who isn't loyal to him by the time something like this happens. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:986169807] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>Some of the top generals supposedly hate Trump. It's mainly the lower ranks that love him. It would depend on who manages to take control of the majority of command and maybe there would be different factions within the military</quote>He has literally been firing and replacing generals. There will be no one left in the upper portions of the military who isn't loyal to him by the time something like this happens.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
2001mark 08/21/25 11:08:59 PM #34:	Can't have ppl start Biden's civil war in 2029. <cite>2001mark posted [p:986169962] in What if Tr... [t:81030590]...</cite> <quote>Can't have ppl start Biden's civil war in 2029.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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