12-14-2016, 05:56 PM
Bob Butler 54 Wrote:Skabungus Wrote:The EC meets and fails to elect Trump
.................................... A joint session of congress meets and elects HRC, cuz she crooked but not nutz.
Right wingnuts arm up.
Suddenly the nation discovers that left wing nuts are armed up as well (and have been all along)!
The fun begins.
One thing I 've found interesting is, since November 8th, Antifa chapters have been popping up all over the place like pustules on an open wound. Even in the heart of Trumpland!!! Midwest Antifa, in Lansing, Michigan? REALLY? The far left is gearing up and gaining adherents. Typically peaceful/non-violent strategies don't really seem to be the talk of the town. Black Block numbers are swelling.
Ahhhh the crisis is upon us.
Not clear to me who gets selected by Congress. The Democrats would likely unite behind Hillary, but they're in the minority. Lotsa luck. There would be no lack of establishment Republican candidates, but the establishment Republicans were rejected by the Republican base all through the election process. How much of House would dare the wrath of their base enough to dump Trump? If the Republicans in the House are firmly divided, if there is no majority there, I think the presidency goes to the president of the Senate, who happens to be the Vice President elect? Would there be enough Republicans in the House dissatisfied with the Vice President to hand it to Hillary? I'm doubtful. Who then would the Vice President turned President nominate as President?
All interesting conjecture, fodder for fun on the forum, but I suspect enough the electors will stay loyal to the will of the people to get Trump in.
Agreed. I can't really offer a prediction of how ANYTHING will go over the next two quarters, however, I remain interested in what is happening in the body politic. Folks that are traditionally uninvolved or under-involved are becoming vocal and active. This includes those on the far left, many of which have considered themselves totally apart from the national political process for years. With a crisis gathering steam that needs to be accounted for. It has been a long time since the left (and particularly the far left) have been mobilized. When was the last time the militant left was out in the streets? And please, nobody try to pawn off the SDS and Weather Underground as the last time. That was a flash in the pan. Think again!
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They are today, they are tomorrow
It's a stupid thing we say
Cursing tomorrow with sorrow
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They are today, they are tomorrow
It's a stupid thing we say
Cursing tomorrow with sorrow
-- Eugene Hutz