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This is different. He can stay in the white house all he wants. He legally isn't president the moment Biden is sworn in. He can give orders all he wants, no one will listen and anyone who does would be committing treason.
There is no ambiguity here, like there would be in other countries. The attempt to stay in office after his term expires would start a civil war immediately. Assuming Trump has the support to make that a reality, which he doesn't.
Comment by [deleted] at 17/08/2020 at 18:02 UTC*
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That's kind of the point.
It **will** start a civil war. Not like the first one with two easily definable sides. Civil wars don't look like that anymore. They look like Syria.
He has a 33% baseline of support. Which seems low. Unless you concider the American Revolution was only supported by about a 3rd of Americans.
Or 33%
You can buy tannerite at the hardware store, there are more guns than people, and you can 3D print blasting pins. All you need is for the powder keg of a country to have a spark. Once the wick is lit, there's no stopping it. For many the American Civil War has already started and they are just waiting for the rest of us to catch up.