Putin didn't need the votes. He appointed Medvedev the puppet.

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Putin didn't need the votes. He appointed Medvedev the puppet.

Author: Chris94 (36754 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:47 am on Mar 31, 2025

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Three ways it could happen (h/t Cilizza):

1. Trump runs as VP in 2028 with JD Vance as the presidential nominee. There is either an implicit or explicit understanding that if Vance is elected, Trump will be the de facto president again. Asked by Welker about just such a possibility, Trump responded “that’s one” before adding: “There are others too. There are others.”
2. Trump stays in office and the Supreme Court capitulates. He could simply say the 22nd Amendment doesn’t apply to him for some reason — and if a majority of the nine Supreme Court justices agree then, voila, he stays.
3. Trump stays in office, the Supreme Court rules against him and he ignores it. Under this scenario, Trump basically says I have the military with me and I am staying.

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Replies to: "Putin didn't need the votes. He appointed Medvedev the puppet."

When it happens, all you guys will support it [LINK] - Chris94 - 8:03am 3/31/25 (38) [View All]
- Please. Just stop with the nonsense. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:02pm 3/31/25
  - Someone should tell that to our Mango leader who keeps talking about it. [NT] - Frank L - 8:19pm 3/31/25
- Everyone please note that 100% of hypothetical threats to democracy posts are made by liberal fruits [NT] - LanceManion - 12:50pm 3/31/25
  - Seems like you must have missed all the “lawfare” BS posts here when Biden was prez. [NT] - Frank L - 8:21pm 3/31/25
- I would not support it, and it don't see it happening - wrdomerson - 10:12am 3/31/25
  - Exactly. The rules are clear, and the votes required to change it simply aren't there. - jakers - 10:31am 3/31/25
    - You're absolutely right. But the rules don't matter. [NT] - Chris94 - 11:02am 3/31/25
      - Even if he really pushes for it, what is your response to the votes issue to change the rule? - jakers - 11:26am 3/31/25
        Putin didn't need the votes. He appointed Medvedev the puppet. - Chris94 - 11:47am 3/31/25
        Heh. Good thing we've never had a puppet president. [NT] [IMAGE] - NedoftheHill - 5:05pm 3/31/25
        
        I still think this is much ado about nothing - wrdomerson - 1:34pm 3/31/25
        
        You've worried #2 and #3 before. I just can't fathom it, and I can't change your mind. - jakers - 12:31pm 3/31/25
        I hope you are right. But it's not like he has respect for the rules. [NT] - Chris94 - 12:45pm 3/31/25
  - This is a logical response to an absurd proposition. Well done. - Hensou - 10:22am 3/31/25
    - You'll vote for him. It will be a choice between Trump and [random Democrat]. - Chris94 - 11:04am 3/31/25
      - Maybe if the [random Democrat] weren't all lunatics, more people would vote for them. Instead, the - TampaIrish - 11:21am 3/31/25
- He will be as lame as Biden by then. The country is past ready not to have an octogenarian leader. [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:03am 3/31/25
- No. The Constitution is clear on this one. - jakers - 9:38am 3/31/25
  - If he’s still alive, he’ll try. And the GOP will have his back. [NT] - Chris94 - 10:01am 3/31/25
    - GOP? The GOP has been bastardized by the Trump disease. My hope is that it will recover before… - Domer From Hell - 11:06am 3/31/25
      - Here's one Republican who gets it. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 12:31pm 3/31/25
        Whoever it is, they need to be primaried. They need to fall in line with the rest of the GOP. The - TampaIrish - 1:03pm 3/31/25
        You don’t think that would happen to any Republican that stands against Trump? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 1:46pm 3/31/25
        Of course it would. Again, the GOP needs to start playing by the Dems rules. The Dems all - TampaIrish - 1:54pm 3/31/25
      - Both parties have been bastardized. Neither are what they used to be but the Dems seems to jump on - TampaIrish - 11:22am 3/31/25
    - I don't feel like risking another wager loss, but I disagree. [NT] - jakers - 10:04am 3/31/25
- . [NT] - Frank L - 9:18am 3/31/25
- Oh, he’s not joking. It’s in the works right now. Just mentioning it or [LINK] - jimbasil - 9:03am 3/31/25
- This stuff just riles up the "you've got to destroy democracy to save democracy" leftist crowd. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:02am 3/31/25
  - This “stuff” is the idiocracy that you cultists embrace. [NT] - Frank L - 9:19am 3/31/25
    - I embrace securing our borders and a strong America, which you clearly don’t. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:23am 3/31/25
      - You think a strong America embraces a dictator like Putin, and an effort to give Mango Strongman a - Frank L - 11:33am 3/31/25
        Take some ginko biloba - it helps with TDS. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:53am 3/31/25
        Now that was right funny. You should give up your day job! [NT] - Frank L - 4:43pm 3/31/25
    - And who here to better exemplify that than LanceM and Tampa. Good call Franky. [NT] - jimbasil - 9:27am 3/31/25
- Well, if the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, he would be out of your hair by now. It will be time - TampaIrish - 8:27am 3/31/25
  - And if January 6th attack on the Capitol had worked… - jimbasil - 9:15am 3/31/25
    - You really think a mob of riotous goofballs could overthrow the United States of America? [NT] - Hensou - 9:45am 3/31/25