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I agree. It's really time for them to save our country from this crazy manchild. I think their first priority should be to enable funding for Harvey victims, then deal with Trump. I am totally not excited about a President Pence, but at least he's not batshit crazy. Well, at least not as crazy as Trump is. I really, really hate knowing that the nuclear codes are in his tiny hands.
 
Because it's so serious is why I joke about it. It's how I deal with shit like this. I wasn't trying to trivialise it, as it's quite a scary situation for the whole world to be in.

I had hoped and preyed I'd never have to live through a 21st century "Cuban Missile Crisis" but sadly this seems as though it may be inevitable at this point.
From here on I can only hope that this time around the person who has his finger on the actual button, has the same moral fibre and good sense as his/her forebear. That they won't push the button, and damn us all.

Sorry if I came off wrong @She Cat. I'm f*cking terrified, have no doubt about that.
Just trying to make the best of it, as it's the only thing in my power to do.
 
Say, guys, I heard recently that when Nixon was under the gun over Watergate, he was drinking heavily and quite unhinged. Some people around him took the nuclear suitcase away from him because they were so worried he would do something stupid. We have to hope there are some sane people in the White House today who might be doing the same thing. I've fantasized that maybe they just give him the wrong codes or something. It wouldn't be unheard of. Tons of officials in DC are scared of his craziness, so it really wouldn't surprise me if some close to him have taken steps to prevent him from going off the deep end, at least in regards to the nuclear codes. We have to pray that is so, anyway.
 
@hodge The only problem with this is...... He is the ONLY a person with the code. He is the ONLY a person that can order a strike and NO ONE absolutely NO ONE cant say NO! When it comes to this......... if he says do it, then it's a done thing!!
 
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I've been reading a really interesting (and alarming) book, "Raven Rock", about the plans for continuation of our government in the event of a nuclear war. (Probably anything similar to one too.) So, far, the book has been talking about plans for the 50's and 60's. I'm not sure how close to the present day it gets, but it's a long book. I have to keep reminding myself it's non-fiction. Seems like, at least starting with Eisenhower, a fair number of our presidents hadn't actually READ the constitution.

Anyway, the nuclear code thing is more complicated than that. The president (at least in theory) has access to the codes, and, from what I've been reading, there aren't a ton of checks and balances because the thought has been that a nuclear war would happen too fast for that sort of thing. But, there are some opportunities for people to step in and at least slow things down. Which, apparently, was done with Nixon. Sounds, from the book, like there are also scenarios where, in response to an attack, NO ONE has to order a retaliation. It is set to more or less happen automatically, in case there's no one available to order it. :arghh;

It doesn't seem like anyone after the Founders seriously considered someone like Trump being elected president. I'm at least glad that the Founders knew what a worst case scenario looked like.
 
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