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Brenda Elthon's avatar

Yes.

Correct on all counts.

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Charley Ice's avatar

While the Repugnican Cult won't ever get around to it, the retired military could protect the current officer corps to invoke the 25th Amendment, with or without Repugnican participation in the Congressional vote (I think a number of erstwhile Republicans would join under the circumstances).

We might recall "conservatism" in its original guise as monarchism, or call it "reactionary", a more modern term. In either case, "criminal enterprise" is the more appropriate designation.

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Daniel Pareja's avatar

Only the Vice President and the Cabinet (by majority vote of the latter) can invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. Unless Congress provides for some other body also to enjoy such authority (which to my knowledge it has not) then this is the only way that Section 4 can be invoked.

This is a major flaw in the US Constitution, seen as late as the enactment of the 25th Amendment: the assumption that political actors will always put country before ideological faction.

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RickRickRick's avatar

Agreed. How to get the big wide world to realize this is the challenge.

I went out in a limb and predicted that the Comey indictment might be the drone strike we need.

That was BEFORE the generals speech.

https://open.substack.com/pub/citizen99/p/a-lethal-blow-part-2?r=2sauq&utm_medium=ios

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LM's avatar

Amen, Mike! Very well said! There is simply no moral, legal, rational, constitutional, or patriotic argument to support what’s happening to our country. We all know a fascist takeover when we see one.

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Dogscratcher's avatar

"The Republican Party leadership has abandoned any pretense of defending democratic institutions in favor of tribal loyalty to authoritarian rule."

It's been a long time since republicans have put country before party

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Daniel Pareja's avatar

https://jwmason.org/slackwire/political-parties-are-illegal-in-the-united-states/

As long as ordinary Republican voters say through primary contests that the current elected representatives are the ones they want in charge, the party brass can really do very little because political parties as understood in developed democracies are functionally illegal in the United States due to Progressive Era reforms.

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Elix's avatar

I agree with your description of MaGA government as a criminal organization. Restoring democracy, refilling our agencies again with experts, etc rifting out culprits and making them stand trial I also identify the urgent need, but is it realistic, in the present state of affairs to think that throwing the thugs out now would be possible? What I see is that a fast-moving and aggressive, extremely cruel coup is in its late stages now. If my perception is accurate, then we’re looking at a few decades of a neofascist rule and it won’t be fun. That or immediate relocation to another country. I don’t see any other scenario now for Americans and our young democracy.

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Matt Ruby's avatar

It seems so clear yet half of the country is more worried about “radical left violence” or whatever.

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SummerGink's avatar

Clear, concise, and spot-on analysis. Thank you.

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