If a Democrat Called For the Termination of the Constitution.

Let’s just put the shoe on the other foot for a moment, shall we?

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Full disclosure: I’m sick of talking about this.

I’m sick of talking about Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and what they’re uniquely able to get away with that the rest of us could only dream of. I addressed Trump calling for the termination of the constitution strictly because there was no denying the relevance. There was nothing new to say, nothing surprising, purely newsworthy considering the fact that it was coming from a former President who also wants to be President again.

But now, GOP Representative Paul Gosar has joined him.

Josephine Harvey with Huffpost writes:

“Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday endorsed former President Donald Trump’s call to terminate the Constitution over false claims the 2020 election was fraudulent in a tweet that he later deleted.

“I support and agree with the former president,” the far-right lawmaker wrote, sharing a screengrab of Trump’s widely condemned Truth Social post. “Unprecedented fraud requires unprecedented cure.”…”

As soon as I heard about this, as I so often do, I immediately found myself asking what would happen if the shoe…