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BasedDoc 2 points ago +2 / -0

Look, I get the sentiment, really I do. But I also understand that it's easy to armchair quarterback the game. So what would you have done? Legal options were all stonewalled at best and he was betrayed by his own Supreme Court appointees at worst. Pence didn't come through for him (not sure it would have mattered, but still). And the "insurrection" was used as a tool to certify Biden as president. And I don't believe for a second that it wasn't a planned event by the left. He exhausted all options. Did he make mistakes. Of course. I think Giuliani and Powell did mislead him and gave everyone false hope. Could the legal challenges have oleyed out better? Probably, IDK. But it's unclear if it would have made a difference. He won 2/3 of all cases that were heard, just the important ones weren't heard. Not because of merit, but because of standing. So what would you have done? Because you shouldn't cast blame if you can't offer solutions. That would make you Joe Biden.

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Burn1Bob [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

I don’t have a solution. Never said I was offering one. I have the ability to criticize Trump and still support him for any endeavor he decides to fulfill. I want America First so I can say I will support any candidate who supports MAGA. We need to be careful of the snakes who claim America First, but put themselves first. You ask what I would have done? I would have listened to Gen. Flynn and used the tools of the Constitution. He had full support from the people if he wanted to use the 14th and the insurrection act. Who cares if nobody else in the senate supported this decision. He was the President. He had the best opportunity at that moment to fix all future elections and get these fucking communist out of our government.

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BasedDoc 1 point ago +1 / -0

OK, let's play along. The insurrection act was only talked about in the conspiracy and qanon circles. Is there any direct evidence that Flynn was pushing Trump to use it? And let's say it was a serious discussion. What do you think would happen? Would the top military brass go along with it? They are mostly democrats or in bed with them. No, of course not. This would be perceived as a leader who lost the election and is now using the military to maintain power. If you think they weaponized the "insurrection" to its maximal extent possible, think about this scenario. Think about the optics. It would ultimately fail because the military wouldn't go along with it, Trump would have destroyed his reputation, his legacy, and any future he may play in politics. That is if he even remained a free man. So let's stop with the qanon nonsense. Trump is not an idiot, and while he may have surrounded himself not with the people who had his and our best intentions in mind, he weighed his options carefully. And if this insurrection act was seriously brought up, I guarantee you that he gave it full consideration. And if it wasn't, it is because it would be a supremely stupid move.