And again, in response to the inevitable "but that's illegal & they can't do that" replies:
Mark Copelovitch
I’ll believe we shouldn’t worry about January 2027 like this when I see the president impeached & removed for any of the other 593 unprecedently illegal things that the norms, laws, & Constitution say that he simply cannot do & we have never seen done before.
Mark Copelovitch
If the president can rendition legal residents, cut funding for anything he wants, violate all of our treaty commitments, & can monetize the presidency, then he can try to not seat the next Congress/Dems in Jan 27. Folks who swore oaths should be preparing for what stopping that is going to require.
Mark Copelovitch
I'm with you on ~99% here & agree many don't grasp all of this in your 🧵. But I also worry about the last mile, where the GOP lies about voter fraud, Vance refuses to seat new Dem Senators, & the GOP plays games in the House to not seat new Reps 👇. It may be low probability but it's still nonzero.
Mark Copelovitch
Who will stop Mike Johnson & J.D. Vance from refusing to accept the credentials/certified election results from Reps & Senators in blue states in Jan 2027? This is a sincere question. Nothing we've seen so far suggests Article I is operating to constrain Trump at all
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