I'm guessing the work ethic of an adult immigrant is going to be better than that of a teenager living at home.
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Can't. You have to be qualified to run for president in order to run as VP. He isn't eligible to run again.
You can serve out less than two years of another president's term, and still be eligible to be elected to two terms of your own. For example, Harris could have replaced Biden two years into his term, in which case she probably would have won in 2024, and remained eligible to run in 2028. You can be president up to (but not including) 10 years.
If he tries to do something unconstitutional, he won't be on the ballot in many states
Of course. I was considering a worst-case scenario in which elections were somehow suspended in 2028, so that the states could not elect a different president.
Of course I know that. I can't control whether Trump follows the constitution. I can't control whether you follow the constitution. I can only control my own actions. And as of 20 January 2029, Trump is no longer president.
If you're going to claim otherwise, you do so at your own peril.
Do you think the Constitution is a magical, sentient, self-enforcing entity? If the people entrusted with enforcing the Constitution are unable or unwilling to do so, the Constitution is just a really old piece of paper.
The "people entrusted with enforcing the Constitution" are "We The People", and We The People are, indeed, following it. The Constitution tells us that Trump is currently president; we are allowing it.
Every institution that people said would hold the line against this kind of autocratic takeover has opted to ~~roll over and play dead instead.~~ follow the Constitution.
FTFY. We are all currently allowing Trump to be president because the Constitution says he is. That stops being true on 20 January, 2029.
All the blue states will be in open revolt by then.
The only reason they aren't now is because they are following the Constitution, even if the Donvict won't.
It's not being ignored, at least not by the people who actually matter: We The People.
The constitution tells us that he's currently the president. We are following the constitution.
When the constitution tells us someone else is president, we'll follow that, too.
At that point, the Constitution is no longer valid, and we've entered into a second civil war between everyone who understands the phrase "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice," and everyone who does not.
Without a constitutional amendment, it's not going to happen. Even the secret service will intervene, following the orders of the legitimate president over Trump.
Even if there is no election, the 25th amendment continues to operate, and there is still a valid line of succession. Trump's and Vance's terms end in January, 2029. Trump is out.
Without an election, all House seats would be vacant, so there would be no Speaker. The line then goes to the President pro tempore of the Senate. Since only 1/3 of Senate terms expire in any election year, there is still a functioning Senate. It can select a "President pro tempore of the Senate", who is 4th in line for the Presidency.
If there is an Electoral College, its votes cannot be certified by a non-existent House of Representatives, which means a president cannot be selected. However, the Senate certifies the EC votes for the Vice President, and/or selects the Vice President if the votes cannot be certified for some reason.
With either the senate-selected Vice President, or the senate-selected President pro tempore of the Senate, there will be a non-Trump president in the White House in January, 2029.
Best I can do is a Central American shooting war.
If the masses get violent enough to declare martial law, martial law ain't gonna save the declarer.
I don't think he's planning on throwing American teenagers into camps. But, having lived with teenagers in the house, I can't say it's the worst idea...