Like the title says this isn’t a jab at anyone’s political stance or position. I am asking because I do not know what the desired response would be to the protests that would make things better. Correct me if im wrong but the only course of action to remove a president in the US is to have them impeached, right? Or is there a version of the no confidence vote that other country’s have been using?
Subsequently, if impeachment is the course, would it make anything better having Vance take over? I know that was the argument in Trump’s first term and from my understanding Vamce is no better than what’s his name vp from first term.
I’m hoping the discussion focuses on the logistics and options that are on the table for potential outcomes and ask that replies that are going to just hope for them all to get terminal cancer be kept to themselves. Not because I’m trying to censor anyone’s voice but rather because there are a ton of threads that already are chalk full of reasons why people hate the current administration and the ill will they wish upon them all.
I’m looking to discuss the direction forward not the mistakes that got us here.
Article 2: Impeachment from the House, conviction by 2/3 of the Senate and the Chief Justice.
14th Amendment: Removal for insurrection or rebellion against the Constitution. As it stands so far, would only prevent someone from running again. If someone has the means to have that tried now since he was convicted before the election, that’d be uncharted territory.
25th Amendment: VP and top 15 cabinet members declare the president unable to serve.
Other options of hand would be a coup by the military or citizens, a takeover from another country, censored from natural causes or otherwise, states could leave the union. I’m sure there’s other things I’m missing.
If any of those options are possible or better than what we have now, I can’t say. I feel things aren’t bad enough yet for any of the less civil options to come off as the morally right option. Until he starts getting some more cases brought against him to see what type of laws do or don’t apply to him, civil methods of resistance are still probably the best. If either side goes non-civil, it’s going to make things way worse for everyone long before it makes it better, should the side you fall on be victorious. Lose, and it will probably be much, much worse.
Not publicly advocating any of these things, but I’m a hypothetical scenario, these would be my thoughts. 😇