Imagine this: It’s midnight, November 3rd. Every American’s fingernails are gnawed to the quick. Trump holds a razor-thin lead. If the counting stopped here, he’d eke out a win of the popular vote.
But Trump has no interest in seeing how this movie ends. In the morning he holds a press conference declaring victory. He says all the mail-in votes still to be counted — the ones certain to push Biden to victory — are fraudulent. The "deep state" has rigged mail-in voting to steal the election in favor of the Democrats, he says. I declare that those votes don’t count — so I refuse to give up the powers of the president.
And just like that, America is plunged into a nearly unprecedented political, moral, and constitutional crisis.
The Proud Boys cock their guns. The lawyers suit up for legal armageddon. Civil War suddenly seems not just possible, but likely — even inevitable.
But wait. History is not yet written. The strangling of democracy is not a done deal. The shape of things to come rests on the actions of every last citizen of the Republic.
So Dear Reader: here is something very personal, yet of tremendous civic importance, for you to consider:
If Trump tries to steal the election, what will you do? What role are you prepared to play in this historic showdown?
(Note: Facebook has yet to get back to us about why they blocked #WhiteHouseSiege. We will let you know as soon as they do.) Then venture out tomorrow night, leaving your device behind, and stare up in contemplation at the Full Harvest Moon.
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