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BigDemVoter

(4,149 posts) Mon Nov 28, 2016, 10:56 PM Nov 2016

So, Just What If?

I don't have ANY faith that this recount or audit will change a thing. Nonetheless, just out of PURE curiosity, WHAT would happen should widespread fraud be found? How would it be handled, and who would do it?

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So, Just What If? (Original Post) BigDemVoter Nov 2016 OP

I think we're living through our democracy unraveling. The system relied on a lot of trust RKP5637 Nov 2016 #1

Donald would lose his shit and try to find a way to make it stop bravenak Nov 2016 #2

We would have a full scale Constitutional crisis and perhaps civil war Jersey Devil Nov 2016 #3

RKP5637

(67,078 posts)

1. I think we're living through our democracy unraveling. The system relied on a lot of trust

Reply to BigDemVoter (Original post)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 11:01 PM

Nov 2016

and credibility, not that participants wanted to bring down the nation. And, there was no concept of outside hackers, cheats and the like.

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

2. Donald would lose his shit and try to find a way to make it stop

Reply to BigDemVoter (Original post)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 11:01 PM

Nov 2016

But it would never stop. Ever.

Jersey Devil

(9,872 posts)

3. We would have a full scale Constitutional crisis and perhaps civil war

Reply to BigDemVoter (Original post)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 11:04 PM

Nov 2016

Complete chaos, possibly the military being involved in a coup and over 200 years of democracy in shambles. It would, to maintain our republic with any sense of its traditions, require at least a constitutional convention to prevent it from ever happening again.

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