Daryl wrote:The Trump Plan C really is indicative of a weakened American Democracy.
Plan A was to win the election, by both normal means and others (hobbling the Post Office and such).
Plan B was to use litigation to over turn the results regardless of right or wrong. (Trump's business model).
Plan C is to simply publicly cheat, by getting people to vote electoral votes against the legitimate state results.
The fact that Plan C hasn't led to outrage from 95% of the population is to me indicative of a nearly failed state.
We aren't perfect here in Australia by any means, but there have recently been many issues relating to the US election that would have been abhorrent to nearly all of us if they happened here.
Hi Daryl,
I spent some time thinking about your post. With reference to the lack of outrage, what you are looking at is pure exhaustion. We are tired of covid which is running wild right now. We are tied of politics. Eventually a fellow gets outraged out.
We are used to Trump's shenanigans and are no longer surprised by what he comes up with. Besides that, Plan C has already failed. Georgia has certified. Pennsylvania and Michigan will certify Monday , I think. Maybe Tuesday for Michigan. The reality is that even though the state legislatures can change the rules, they can't do so after the fact. That would be both illegal and unconstitutional. We're they to try, they would run headlong into a brick wall named Nancy Pelosi who would refuse to recognize any set of electors who were`t honoring the will of the voters in their states.
So Trump is sol. About all that is left to him is to obstruct the transition which I am sure he will do, but on January 20, 2021 he will leave, either voluntarily or grabbed by the scruff of the neck and be escorted off the White House premises by the Secret Service and turned over to law enforcement for trespassing.
So...democracy is not dead yet. I have no illusions that the struggle is over. But at least we get a short break before the next round. As for Trump he faces a lot of legal liability, and who knows, maybe we'll see him in an orange jump suit yet.
Don
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