Democrats have a lot to consider, and better do it quickly.

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5. We've had similar circumstances before, though not identical, the Southern states seceding over the election of Lincoln

led ultimately to the decision to defend the Constitution from the internal threat with armed force, and while the goal of the confederates was to simply make the Union quit, they did not realize that the resolve in the President, and in Congress, was to preserve the Union, long past the more prudent "quitting points" of the war. Secession was a violation of the law of every one of the states whose legislatures voted to do it, going against their own law.

This President committed sedition, by instigating an insurrection and he is indicted by his own words, and still indicted by the law. No trial has been held, which is unfair and illegal from the perspective of those who are prosecuting him, the people. It may take some maneuvering, but making justice actually work would be a good place to start.

There are a lot of people who just don't think Republicans in Congress will do anything but stonewall for him. But if the threat to social security and medicare continue to ramp up the rhetoric, I would not count on Republican solidarity to protect this President. Self preservation among politicians is a strong instinct. I can see a trickle of opposition over those issues turning into a flood that brings down the dam pretty quickly. Impeachment and removal is not out of the question at all, if he really dares to mess with Social Security.

He'll cut Musk lose and shut down DOGE before it gets close to him.