• Stinkywinks@lemmy.world
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    So if a politician goes legally insane what happens? If they decide to go down meth alley and are completely unhinged, what happens? We all just sit and let dementia patients run the country till they die? Merica

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      Nixon was wandering around the White House while black out drunk talking to himself and ordering nuclear strikes.

      So there are legitimately no safety rails.

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      History has shown that mayors can smoke crack and keep being mayors and presidents can be high on stimulants daily and keep their jobs.

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      we’re gonna watch our leaders die live on C-SPAN of old age. we’re already almost there, we just need them to actually die when they BSOD while speaking