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Deutschmeister's avatar

"George Santos is about to join him there, where he can ponder his legacy as an asterisk on a parenthesis in a footnote — as one of only six congressmen expelled from that august body. (He’s also likely headed to prison, which could hamper his bid to become a Newsmax host.)"

Not so fast. Consider the following scenario:

1) DJT wins the 2024 presidential election.

2a) DJT pardons Santos, among many others who are deemed to be politically persecuted; or

2b) MAGA-friendly justices, appointed by DJT or otherwise, drop cases against or overturn the convictions of those same people.

And Santos and said others wear their good fortune around their necks and go on to their Newsmax job, renewed political careers, or hack employment in service to the new establishment, singing the praises of DJT even louder and revising a traditional song's lyric to "We fought the law, and MAGA won."

It is well within the realm of possibility. I think we too often underestimate the degree to which things would be very, very different if the 2017-2021 administration is revived, with a new cast of movers and shakers who are unencumbered by trivial things such as laws and Constitutions, formerly sacrosanct entities that we now see can be circumvented if enough key people are willing to make it happen. The new rule of order will be that there are no rules anymore, except those that the extremists choose to enforce or, worse, impose. It stands to be a winner-take-all free-for-all against any and all perceived opposition, and what historically stood as guardrails or cultural norms against bad behavior would be discarded as if leftover aluminum foil.

Let us not underestimate the threat that stands before us, even in casual discourse, by assuming that any aspect of the old order will hold true later on just because it is logical and reasonable to do so. For we know what supposedly happens when one makes assumptions. Or, in this case, for many of us, potentially something much worse than simply being labeled an ass.

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Sko Hayes's avatar

DeSantis, like Madison Cawthorne, will be persona non grata- he's blabbing on Twitter about other Republicans' ethics problems. Snitches get stitches, not a job in the administration.

That being said, the people Trump will appoint will make Stephen Miller look like a mild mannered accountant.

We should be afraid, but not frozen in fear. Get out and do something, even if it's just posting on Twitter or Facebook or any other social media out there. Push back.

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heybige's avatar

If Trump becomes President again, 100% guaranteed he will hold a press conference with DeSantis next to the podium on his hands and knees wearing a dollar collar and Trump saying, "How do you like my new bitch?" (probably wearing his white boots just for extra humiliation)

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Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

Does seem to be the 'in' thing in Florida GOP circles.

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