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What will happen the next four years without a legitimate President?

Regardless of who wins the Presidential election today, they will do so with a minority of positive support.

Over 60% of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump and a similar percentage is against Hillary Clinton.

What can the 60+% do to limit the next President from taking us to war, using tactical nuclear weapons, appointing extremist partisan judges or otherwise undermining the will of the majority until the primary and debates process can be reformed to yield a more representative result in 2020?

Posted - November 8, 2016
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  • 46117
    Over what percent?  I love this absurd numbers game.

    Here is the truth.  From me.  The one who still has a reasonable, rational mind.  

    IF Trump who EVERYONE with a brain loathes, should win, the nation will be  in such dire straights it won't know what hit it.

    If Hillary should win, she would find the wherewithal to beat down this bad publicity and stage the right moves to make her credible.  That is what a leader does.  That is what someone with brains and gumption does.  They don't have to lie.  They have to just DO something positive and let the results speak.

    She has done this many times. 

    Trump has NEVER done this once.
      November 8, 2016 12:48 PM MST
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  • Most likely bureaucracy will keep most functions ticking over pretty much as usual.
    With lots of "Yes, Minister," going on behind the scenes.

    But there might be fireworks in Congress.


    No matter who wins, the outlook is not great. Maybe it's time to start think-tanking solutions for a better kind of democracy and how to find and foster better candidates.

    Wishing all of America, and the world which is so influenced by her actions, the best. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at November 8, 2016 1:06 PM MST
      November 8, 2016 12:48 PM MST
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  • 3934
    @hartfire -- Thank you for the kind wishes for my nation-state and its people.

    Alas, while our government structure has some good ideas built in (e.g. The Bill of Rights and explicit recognition that some government functions should be handled by smaller-than-national units), the Constitution was drafted before modern concepts such as genuine equality before the law (instead of just equality for Rich White Landowning Christian Males and everyone else can go suck it) and proportional representation. Hence, it is hard to make our government structure reflect modern realities.
      November 8, 2016 1:09 PM MST
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  • I've often heard that proportional representation would be one of the most effective reforms: ending gerrymanders.
    Polling says that 80% of citizens in all Western democracies are now cynical and skeptical about politicians and the effectiveness of voting.
    That suggests that if there was a referendum for an amendment to the constitution it would probably be successful.
    All it would take would be a well run, widespread, grassroots campaign starting with something like Avaaz or Change.org.
      November 9, 2016 12:28 PM MST
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