Re:Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”
by Balgair on Friday January 08, 2021 @02:20PM
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A lot can happen in 4 years time for an obese elderly man with a history of heart problems, a covid-19 infection, a terrible diet, and a very stressful travel schedule.
The odds that Donny dies of natural causes before 2024 are not nothing. Trying to position yourself as the inheritor of his base is a savvy political move (despite my personal horror at such a callous idea).
Re:Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”
by pfdietz on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:34PM
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If he's impeached and convicted he's prohibited from holding office again.
Re:Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”
by dragonwriter on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:26PM
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> If he's impeached and convicted he's prohibited from holding office again.
Technically, that's not necessarily true: if he is convicted the punishment can consist of any combination of removal and bar from holding future office. In theory, he could be removed but not barred on conviction, though that seems improbable and, AFAIK, every actual conviction in an impeachment trial (most such trials have been of federal judges) has resulted in both removal and bar.
Or they want to keep the crazies on their side, rather than being turned on suddenly the way the insufficiently strident (e.g.,.most visibly recently, Pence) have often been. Still had the effect of contributing to radicalization, but the intent may be more avoiding becoming a target.