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Fiendish Thingy

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33. None of that is grounded in reality, law or logic.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 03:04 PM
Oct 2025

You failed to discuss the potential responses from the courts (who, with one exception, he has not defied), the congress, the military and the people.

You seem to have forgotten that elections have been held during every war, including the Civil War, as well as in the aftermath of 9/11.

Imagining something and typing it on the internet doesn’t make that thing plausible, possible or probable.

We agree that the constitution is clear, and even the current corrupt MAGA majority on SCOTUS would not permanently extinguish their power and their relevance by ruling that 2=3.

Their loyalty is to their ideology, not to Trump the man. He was a means to an end, and will be discarded at the end of this term.

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My tea leaves are too rumpled to read beyond the next hour Torchlight Oct 2025 #1
Im still rooting for the Big Mac . . . Johonny Oct 2025 #2
If he were younger and in better health, YES newdeal2 Oct 2025 #3
Seek, maybe, because he does dumb, illegal and/or unconstitutional things all the time, but serve? Ocelot II Oct 2025 #4
Any "seeking" will strictly be for the grift Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #6
Absolutely for the grift, and for the ego-trip of being able to anoint a successor. Ocelot II Oct 2025 #7
Agree crazylikafox Oct 2025 #21
I was looking for that reply...seek and serve are different animals. Septua Oct 2025 #56
I sincerely doubt he'll be around to seek one. marmar Oct 2025 #5
Grim reaper is going to come knocking Historic NY Oct 2025 #8
That is what I am thinking! IzzaNuDay Oct 2025 #39
His father lived into his 90s, even though he had Alzscheimer's, so I am not assuming he will die soon, tblue37 Oct 2025 #51
I hope he is president for the rest of his life. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2025 #9
I think there's a good chance of this EdmondDantes_ Oct 2025 #32
There should be an option for Canadian bacon. BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #10
there will be no unconstitutional third term rampartd Oct 2025 #11
As it is, Congress is dissolved. Repukes are fine with that. Ponietz Oct 2025 #52
The GOP will present him as "Dear Leader" until his death becomes public RainCaster Oct 2025 #12
He'll be dead. CanonRay Oct 2025 #13
Seek? Yes, he may well be already. Serve? No, thank God GusBob Oct 2025 #14
By "seek", I mean formally declare and file his candidacy and seek the GOP 2028 nomination. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #17
I believe the puppet masters will cause him to either be shut down or will die. chouchou Oct 2025 #15
Yup- Trump is merely a temporary means to an end. Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #18
I disagree. A fucked economy for the masses usually means ... Whiskeytide Oct 2025 #36
No, he won't live that long. n/t Chemical Bill Oct 2025 #16
100% this... nt EarthFirst Oct 2025 #19
Talk about a push poll Cirsium Oct 2025 #20
The poll asks if Trump will serve a 3rd term Kaleva Oct 2025 #22
Actually the "Yes" option states Trump will remain in office for the rest of his life Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #26
+1 BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #24
Acknowledging the lawlessness and daily atrocities isn't defeatism Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #25
OK Cirsium Oct 2025 #34
There have been numerous threads on the topic over the past week. Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #35
All are possible Cirsium Oct 2025 #37
None of those are possible IMO Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #38
Very good Cirsium Oct 2025 #45
I believe he will try. Tommy Carcetti Oct 2025 #23
Johnson gave the game away --- Trump is trolling us. ificandream Oct 2025 #27
Depends... Mike Nelson Oct 2025 #28
Walk me through the steps of just how he will "try" to stay in office. Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #29
Stay in office? Mike Nelson Oct 2025 #30
By wives taking over... Mike Nelson Oct 2025 #31
None of that is grounded in reality, law or logic. Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #33
If he's alive, he tries. KentuckyWoman Oct 2025 #40
He's already said he won't run as VP Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #43
Legality seems to be open for debate. KentuckyWoman Oct 2025 #47
Two means two, not three Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #48
Will drumpf voluntarily walk away from campaign fundraising / free money? JoseBalow Oct 2025 #41
He doesn't have to run to grift like he's running. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #44
But if he's not "running," that campaign money goes to someone else JoseBalow Oct 2025 #46
"President for the rest of HIS life" Conjuay Oct 2025 #42
La complainte du partisan struggle4progress Oct 2025 #49
His son is going to run. nt Blasphemer Oct 2025 #50
He better run (and not for president).... Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #60
If a leading an insurrection is fine with the Roberts court then a third term is nothing. Blues Heron Oct 2025 #53
So you think SCOTUS will rule that a part of the constitution is unconstitutional? Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #54
It's exactly what they already did- Colorado ruled he was ineligible and they forced him back on the ballot Blues Heron Oct 2025 #55
You are wrong Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #61
States are in charge of the elections right? The scotus just made some shit up to force him back on. Blues Heron Oct 2025 #63
The Colorado ruling was a unanimous, bipartisan decision Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #64
I admire your faith bro. Blues Heron Oct 2025 #65
No faith required Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #66
Seek? Possibly. Actually win? Only if the game is rigged from the start. sakabatou Oct 2025 #57
"States run elections" J_William_Ryan Oct 2025 #58
SCOTUS never ruled on Trump's disqualification under the 14th amendment Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #62
The only way Trump was ever going to be disqualified under the 14th Amendment was if the Justice Department put him Midwestern Democrat Oct 2025 #67
You are correct Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #68
He might well "seek it", but I don't believe he will survive until November 2028 anyway.... Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #59
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