"This is a game that has been played for so long it's hard to find equilibrium: They say something outrageous-Steve Bannon asserts with confidence that there are plans afoot to get around the Constitution-then they walk it all back. I'm left wondering if we are just chasing after whatever bait they're throwing out there. In a sense, whether or not he actually seeks a third term is half the problem; subverting the election is another thing you're deeply concerned about."
"Actually, Donald Trump has seized all the power in the United States of America that would be necessary in order for him to subvert either the midterms next year or the 2028 election, or both, and run for the presidency, and actually be seated as the next president the United States against the will of the American people. It doesn't matter what Donald Trump says today or even what he does tomorrow."
Multiple federal courts have ruled against the Trump administration while the Supreme Court often rules in its favor. Court outcomes create uncertainty about whether the judiciary can check executive overreach. Steve Bannon's assertion of plans to circumvent the Constitution raises concern about a potential third-term strategy. Donald Trump has accumulated institutional control that could enable subversion of upcoming elections and potentially be seated contrary to voters' will. Such concentration of power poses an existential threat to American democratic norms. Legal and civic defenses remain vital, but the Supreme Court's trajectory complicates reliance on courts as a fail-safe.
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