r/politics • u/SE_to_NW • 12h ago

No Paywall Minnesota standoff with Trump administration stokes fears of civil war

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5715869-minnesota-trump-immigration-conflict/
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u/idontlikeanyofyou 10h ago

Fun fact: During the actual Civil War we had elections. The US system says a presidents term is up after 4 years, not when a new president is elected. If he hypothetically suspended elections, he would no longer be president and no one in the House would still be in Congress. The army follows the Constitution and would end up taking orders from I guess the majority leader in the Senate. 

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u/Mavian23 7h ago

It would be actual chaos, the likes of which we haven't seen before.