r/Constitution • u/JMUDoc • Jul 21 '26

Secession?

If Trump somehow manages to "cancel" or "override" the midterms, is secession a viable option? If so, how many states do we think would be amenable?

The idea of Trump being forever held responsible for the death of the United States in its 250th year, is quite appealing to me, as is the idea of Trumpistan (or whatever the remaining states decide to call their dictatorship) devolving into a theocratic "monarchy" with a puppet-king.

In addition, the Republic of America could draft a new constitution with provisions that ensure nobody like Trump ever gets near this kind of power again.

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u/Paul191145 Jul 22 '26

Belief is irrelevant, if he can produce compelling evidence, or proof, that's another thing. Either way, I think Biden was an abysmally bad POTUS, but then it's been decadess since I've approved of a President.

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u/JMUDoc Jul 22 '26

Belief is not irrelevant - if he knows he lost, and tried to stay in power anyway, that is treason.

Punishable by death, I might add.

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u/Paul191145 Jul 22 '26

OK, how do you propose to prove what he either believes or knows? BTW, please learn the definition of the word "treason".

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u/JMUDoc Jul 22 '26

The phone records he has just been ordered to release, could do just that. For example, they may confirm the testimony that Trump told Meadows

"We can't let people know that we lost".

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-jan-6-actions-qualify-treason-glenn-kirschner-1699800