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I agree, at this point. There is of course voter agency in 2 years.

Of course lots of voters (specifically the ones that voted for this) are pretty happy with the way things are going. So any kind of blowback is uncertain at best.

If the population were genuinely interested in removing Trump, they could elect 60 democrats to the senate and a house majority, then impeach. But again, a healthy chunk are happy, and a lot if the rest can't vote Democrat for social / tribal reasons.

But make no mistake, he operates above the law because the people think it's OK. They alone have the power to remove him.



You assume there will be free and fair elections in the future. I’m not convinced we can depend on that.


I'm thinking national emergency and canceling elections due to war with China.


We shouldn’t depend on anything. Holding elections is our responsibility.


> There is of course voter agency in 2 years.

Not necessarily. First for soft reasons: media and tech companies spreading disinformation. Second for hard reasons: elections can be postponed for <reasons>.


Third: People continuing to spread FUD that discourages people from taking action or even caring.




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