• detectivemittens@beehaw.org
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    8 days ago

    Assuming Trump will be around. His cognitive decline has been steep, and he’s just been a convenient vehicle for others to gain power. I wouldn’t be surprised if they invoked the 25th Amendment.

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      8 days ago

      Yeah, but which one gets to rule next? That’s why monarchy has been so successful - the king’s firstborn my be a moron, but there’s (roughly) guaranteed only one, and palace intrigue under a difficult-to-directly-challenge figurehead is a Nash equilibrium.

      Unless he dies in the first year or two it doesn’t change the possible outcomes too much, I don’t think he’ll be immediately ousted and things go back to normal, which is kind of what you’re getting at.

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        7 days ago

        I doubt the conservatives will restructure the American government. When Trump dies, if it’s in office, J.D. Vance will be president.

        If they continue with Project 2025, well, then I guess Christians will never have to vote again.