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[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, pretty hard to argue against that. Not sure of the details but I imagine there must be some near-term date they're stalling to reach - no way they could keep this ruse up through the end of his term.

[–] Fribbizz@feddit.org 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Next Monday.

If he's found dead or unable to conduct his duties before then, there's a special election. If that happens after Monday, the seat simply remains vacant until it's filled January with whomever wins the regular election.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Assuming what's happening is what we all think/know is happening I would really love to see someone go to jail over this.

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Justice in the US no longer comes from the increasingly corrupt legal system. So don't get your hopes up.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh I have no hopes at all. I'd hope that Dems might press it but they seem consistently determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by ignoring their voters' calls for reform and nominating boring, status-quo candidates like Kamala Harris while actively sidelining more energetic reform-minded candidates. Not to mention half the shit GW Bush did was actively unconstitutional if not actively classifiable as a war crime, IE torture memos, warrantless wiretapping, etc, and the Dems did fuck all about it when they took power.