It’s really simple, and I don’t know why it isn’t obvious to everyone. The Republican party will simply refuse to run a candidate. They will claim that the country is under hostile occupation by Marxists who are attempting to destroy the United States from within and just refuse to leave office directly after the mid-terms (if we even make it that far before he declares war & martial law).

They don’t need to cancel anything. What will happen is they will refuse to leave unless they are removed by force. At that point, it doesn’t fucking matter what happens with the election because there is no legal mechanism to enforce the removal of the regime. They are going to dare the courts, the police, and the military to forcibly remove them, which we all know will not happen. Then just rule by fiat forever.

The End.

I guess I didn’t really explain my thought process very effectively from the beginning. That was my fault.

I totally agree that no solution is going to be simple. I think what I envisioned was an inter-state compact where it would make it essentially impossible for medical providers to pull away. If we just use the West Coast as an example, what if Washington, Oregon, and California were to create a public option risk pool that could then be joined by other blue states? That is really the idea that I think is the most sensible, and potentially feasible to implement over time.

Yes, but you could say the exact same thing about the creation of single payer state insurance pools could you not? They can force negotiations on medical providers at the state level, and force them to accept state backed insurance if they wish to conduct business in that state. That seems like a way simpler solution than needing to come up with massive amounts of logistical infrastructure that already exists.

This is an interesting idea, but I don’t see where that is ever going to be effective either given the massive logistical undertaking that would be required in order to deal with states managing non-profit medical facilities. The only option is to somehow circumvent the middle men.

That is why universal healthcare risk pools need to start at the state level. The goal needs to be to lock out the subsidization of those who are voting for predatory policies. This accomplishes a few important things.

• It will systemically punish Republican voters in Republican led states.

• Over time it will (in theory) massively shift the public consciousness in those areas around how badly they are getting fucked.

• It removes the necessity of reliance on a federal change in order to begin the process of legislative reform.

This is obviously not a perfect solution, but I don’t see this happening in any other way. There is roughly a (0%) chance we see universal healthcare implemented at the national level first.

That would literally be the single funniest thing that has ever happened in the history of mankind.

All of the legal costs associated with appeals I would assume.

There’s always money to spend on profiting from human suffering in this country. If you think there won’t be a cottage industry that springs up around bounty hunting illegal immigrants if that was to become legal then you need a better imagination.

Underrated comment.

I don’t have any skin in the game as I am allergic to both cats and vegans.

However, I think this is kind of interesting because it is going to be one of the first major pieces of Lemmy Lore that a large amount of the userbase is aware of.

In a weird way it means we are forming the bonds of a real community, and even though this is clearly an antagonistic topic it is going to be a lasting piece of history that for better or worse defines our culture.

Vance told a Philadelphia rally on Tuesday that he would “absolutely” want to debate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, if given the chance.

I hope you bring some lube because you’re gonna need it.

I would have settled for a lethal dose of fentanyl.

I don’t know that I like your analogy, but I can appreciate the sentiment.

I don’t know what that means, but he is annoying.

I believe the mods were attempting to stop PugJesus and I from engaging in a slap fight, but you see how well that worked out.

Look honestly at the historical context and externalities of the moment you are in, and tell me you think it is a coin toss.

We shall see.

You will employ whatever coping mechanisms are at your disposal to accept the reality you are in. The only difference between us is that I am just a little further along in the process.

It is just really hard for people to accept that this is happening in their lifetime. They can’t believe a reality television star is going to overthrow democracy, and usher in cronyism and strongman authoritarianism.