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[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The thing is a massacre of Congress wouldn't overthrow democracy. It'd just start the Second Civil War.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice 8 points 6 months ago

So if they got the VP and convinced the head of Congress to certify the fake electors, poof. The Republic for which it fell. It was very close

[–] teejay 5 points 6 months ago

That's literally what it would have done. "Second Civil War" would be a response to the overthrowing of democracy. If they took the VP and held a gun to the rest of congress to keep Trump in power, then democracy is over at that point. The ensuing civil war would be a fight to restore it.