Something has been bothering me ever since it was confirmed that the White House plotted to line up so many objectors in Congress that the actual electoral counting would be delayed by more than a day, presumably to give enough time for state legislators sympathetic to Trump to seek to invalidate their slates of electors and throw the election into chaos. This strategy was highlighted by a call made by Rudy Giuliani intended for Trump ally Sen. Tommy Tuberville but, in his typical incompetent fashion, Giuliani instead left a voicemail with a different senator who promptly forwarded it to the
Trump has never considered himself to be constrained by the law. There was a telling moment after the 2016 election, before he was inaugurated, where a group of Republican congressmen (I think McConnell led the delegation) met with Trump and told the press afterwards that they thought he would be a good president, although he had problems with understanding the Constitution. Trump always demonstrated that he was fascinated by the power of the Presidency and did not believe there were any restraints on his action as President. These facts have all been clear since his election. Actually, his actions throughout his life demonstrate a complete disregard and contempt for legal constraints on his behavior. He clearly believes that having been elected once, he is entitled to remain President forever--his comments, which again the media and the public discounted, about deserving a THIRD term because of the way the Muller investigation constrained his actions, should have a red star cluster to everyone. The fundamental question remains: Will our nation survive the machinations of this clumsy, unintelligent but wholly amoral sociopath who wants only power and to be free of accountability?
This is what drives me crazy...the fine point of legality despite all the truly repugnant actions that by any standard are so anti-democratic. You'd think that officials, holding a sworn in office would and should be held to a higher legal standard. One hopes so.
I think he was watching footage, hoping to see the "boxes" had been secured by his people .
THAT, I believe is why we heard "where are THEY?". The "they" weren't just people, like Pelosi. "They" were the boxes. Had the boxes been stolen and/or destroyed? Then what?
Firsts and foremost, it was symptomatic of NPD and therefore an inevitable response to unfavorable vote counts by someone who really needed the job just to stay out of jail. The only real news here is that someone with NPD was elected President in 2016. The only real solution is Constitutional psychoanalytical bars to public office.
What I have to ask myself is do I live in a country where trying to overthrow the legally elected leaders by whatever nefarious means is not considered an attempted coup and, hence, criminal?
Trump has never considered himself to be constrained by the law. There was a telling moment after the 2016 election, before he was inaugurated, where a group of Republican congressmen (I think McConnell led the delegation) met with Trump and told the press afterwards that they thought he would be a good president, although he had problems with understanding the Constitution. Trump always demonstrated that he was fascinated by the power of the Presidency and did not believe there were any restraints on his action as President. These facts have all been clear since his election. Actually, his actions throughout his life demonstrate a complete disregard and contempt for legal constraints on his behavior. He clearly believes that having been elected once, he is entitled to remain President forever--his comments, which again the media and the public discounted, about deserving a THIRD term because of the way the Muller investigation constrained his actions, should have a red star cluster to everyone. The fundamental question remains: Will our nation survive the machinations of this clumsy, unintelligent but wholly amoral sociopath who wants only power and to be free of accountability?
This is what drives me crazy...the fine point of legality despite all the truly repugnant actions that by any standard are so anti-democratic. You'd think that officials, holding a sworn in office would and should be held to a higher legal standard. One hopes so.
I think he was watching footage, hoping to see the "boxes" had been secured by his people .
THAT, I believe is why we heard "where are THEY?". The "they" weren't just people, like Pelosi. "They" were the boxes. Had the boxes been stolen and/or destroyed? Then what?
Firsts and foremost, it was symptomatic of NPD and therefore an inevitable response to unfavorable vote counts by someone who really needed the job just to stay out of jail. The only real news here is that someone with NPD was elected President in 2016. The only real solution is Constitutional psychoanalytical bars to public office.
What I have to ask myself is do I live in a country where trying to overthrow the legally elected leaders by whatever nefarious means is not considered an attempted coup and, hence, criminal?
So, to answer the question you pose in the header, yes.