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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by chasd00 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @05:35PM (#32172697)
> mob pressures the Senate into accepting a slate of "alternate electors"

That would have to be one hell of a mob. How would they exert pressure? Unless their "pressure" is lawful then they'd just be arrested like the Jan 6 people.

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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:33PM (#32173278)
The mob of January 6 was close to enough. If an equivalent mob brought weapons (or was willing to use the weapons they had), and if the authorties' response was equally ineffective and delayed, that sized mob might be enough. Ten times that size would almost certainly be enough.

How many Senators are willing to die for the Electoral College vote? How many are willing to do so after they just saw several other Senators shot dead in front of them?

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