I see Trump firing a bunch of people at the FBI, DOJ and the intelligence agencies, and perhaps allowing Kennedy to do some reforms at the FDA and Dept of Agriculture. He'll also look to attack immigration. I don't see him looking to be dictator for life.Gunnar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:14 amI fervently hope you're right about that, but it has long been true that extremely conservative Republicans have been working hard to purge from the voting roles any and all who they think will be unlikely to vote for them, and I am confident that with Republicans having a majority in all three branches of our government, they will be sure to at least redouble those efforts during Trump's administration. It is already true that a majority of elected government officials represent a minority of the electorate, due to gerrymandering and other machinations to unfairly limit the influence of any with whom they disagree, especially if they outnumber those who actually agree with them. Trump, at this point, couldn't care less about how many oppose him and his actions because he knows that he is constitutionally prohibited from ever running for President again, though I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to find some way, whether legal or not, to effectively nullify or ignore that prohibition.Dr Exiled wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2024 10:48 pmI suspect you are overreacting to the election. Perhaps shut off Rachel Maddow and the other purveyors of what really appears to be a bizarre dystopian prediction. They're just pushing fear porn on you because their media is going away and your team doesn't have a good alternative at this point. Besides, Trump already showed how he governs and it was him trying to stamp his name on everything. We survived. It doesn't have to be a civil war or session just because your bogey man won. The democrats will probably win back the House and or Senate in 2026 thereby stopping whatever dictatorship you believe is coming. Then two years after that Trump will leave just like he did on Jan 20, 2021.
I suspect, though, there is a high probability that he is in poor enough health that he won't live long enough to run again, even if it were legal. I think there is an even higher probability that he will lose enough mental capacity before the end of his term to even function adequately or rationally. His rapidly diminishing cognitive capacity is already noticeable and alarming to even some of his most prominent supporters.
Incidentally, I may get involved representing immigrants seeking asylum and trying to avoid deportation. Trump will probably do blanket reforms and I'm sure certain people will be caught up in it that shouldn't be. Immigration lawyers will be busy.