Always one to observe proper manners, I typically avoid bringing up politics in polite conversation but whenever prompted I like sharing a theory with people who like to hear what I think. It revolves around the current presidential campaign.
As President Obama was in the process of securing his re-election bid, many suggested that at least he'd be gone after 2016. I said then and I still suggest that I'm not so sure.
The first version of my theory was that he would run for a third term. Naturally, many balked at that suggestion because the Constitution only allows for two terms. My response was that in order to be successful, he would only need three things; first, a blatant disregard for the Constitution, second, 51% of the voters supporting him, and third, a Supreme Court unwilling to oppose him in the event of a lawsuit. At the time, that idea provoked quite a bit of thought.
Some time has passed since then and he hasn't made the moves (yet) that would put him in a position to pursue the Democrat nomination. However, other events have transpired that led me to alter my theory a bit.
Imagine this scenario; the two nominees, (Trump and Clinton, for the sake of discussion) get together for the final debate weeks before the election. It's held at a college campus in a major city in one of the swing states. Not only are the nominees there, all of the leaders from both parties are there to watch. In the middle of the debate, terrorists detonate a nuclear device in that city, killing many, including both of the nominees. In the aftermath, President Obama is forced to declare martial law and suspend the upcoming election indefinitely.
The again, maybe I've just read too many Tom Clancy novels.
This scenario really scared me when we talked about it.
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