Trump tells Georgia rally he can't be a 'gracious loser' because the Dems 'stole the election'

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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

The US president is, supposedly, the Commander in Chief. So when someone attempts to illegally take over his country, it's literally his job to fight against it. When he has reasons to believe that the elections were stolen, doing nothing would be kinda a treason.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

Article 3 Section 3 defines treason, if memory serves. Take a look.

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Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.

Wow. Isn't this definition a bit broad? With such laws, overpopulation shouldn't be a problem. Too bad nobody follows them.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Yeah, so anyway, you see some sort of treason in the President accepting the vote?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

Does someone who tries to take control over a country against the will of its citizens count as the enemy? When some unelected dictator occupies a country with no resistance from the army, doesn't this army betray its duty?

An organized electoral fraud would be exactly this, an attempted coup. The Commander in Chief that does nothing while an enemy is conquering the country, what is it if not treason?

[–]Nemacolin[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

There was an election.

[–]whistlepig 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

exactly.

Clearly many people's first impressions are that the concerns of many other people are overblown. Maybe, maybe not. However it would be out of character for American society to not let it play out as prescribed in our constitution. This rush to decide should be disconcerting no matter what one thinks about the sanctity of our 2020 election.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It has played out. It is over.

[–]slushpilot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

In all likelihood, yeah it is. But what's the harm in letting the campaign play out their challenges if they won't be fruitful? The most important thing about any election is to convince the public that it's legitimate—so they can give their consent to be governed.

Before the election, it was the Democrats who were warning against the rush to declare victory, and that it would take longer than usual to settle everything. What changed? Just let them settle things.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It has played out.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed. And now there are numerous witnesses and evidence of violations. Thus, the president will be decided is the courts. How constitutional would this be?

The court has finished processing the evidence and finds itself not guilty. They can be like police.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It is time we stopped laughing at this poor man. Where is his family? Why aren't they involved?

President Donald Trump kicked off his Saturday night rally in Georgia for Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue by continuing to claim he won the state during the presidential election.

'You know we won Georgia, just so you understand,' Trump told the large crowd gathered in Valdosta for the first post-election rally for the president.

In fact, President-elect Joe Biden won the state of Georgia by about 12,500 votes out of 5 million cast.

Trump said that he traveled to Georgia to help 'ensure' the two Republicans win what are probably the most important Senate runoffs in US history.

The January 5 runoffs pit Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, against well-funded Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock seeking to capture a state that has not elected a Democratic senator in 20 years.

The races will determine which party controls the US Senate. Democrats need to gain both seats to seize a majority. If Republicans win one seat, they will retain control and be able to block much of Biden's legislative agenda.

Trump's trip to Georgia came after he personally called the governor Saturday morning to pressure him to overturn Biden's win and to get him to order another signature audit of votes in the state.

The president asked Kemp to call a special session of the state legislature to flip the election result in his favor and appoint electoral college voters that will back him instead of the President-elect.