People seem not to understand that the presidency is defined by the Constitution; it's not subject to compliance, voluntary or otherwise.
I'm not the president by definition. It doesn't matter if I agree; it doesn't matter if I refuse to accept that I'm not the president; by definition I'm not because I don't fulfill the constitutional definition of what the president is.
All this talk about Trump refusing to accept an election or, in the last couple of days, saying he would take a third term misses that it's not up to him. He can think he's the president all he wants, but the Constitution, not Trump's beliefs, define whether or not he is the president.
I wish more people understood this because it's an important part of understanding how the US government is designed.
And it's an important part of ignoring #Trump trolling.
@volkris I think that your believe that the constitution will hold him accountable to itself is naive.
His current track record, and his pace of dismantling of / ignoring the institutions that exist to enforce the constitution suggest to me that he would (in > 3 years' time) have ample time to be in a position to -- if not run again -- simply declare a national emergency and cancel the elections.
The Constitution has show itself to be only as strong as the institutions are that protect it.
@johnsturgeon or let me put it a different way.
Am I not President because the Constitution is holding me accountable? No. I'm not president because I don't meet the definition of President in the Constitution.
It has absolutely nothing to do with holding anyone accountable and that's the entire point.
