Art. 1, sec. 3 specifies that after being removed from office, an elected official shall "be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law."
No doubt this also applies to being voted out.
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I'm seeing people say they feel frustrated by the slow workings of politics.
Politics in a democracy is deliberative. The checks and balances intended to create stability also create a slow process. Panic doesn't help.
In an autocracy, things can move swiftly, or even instantly
Profs. Ziblatt and Levitsky say that democracy is "grinding" work.
The problem is that people who say (and actually want) democracy insist that democratic leaders are weak and ineffectual when they are engaging in the work of democracy.
Adherents of the Ayn Rand view of the world see "makers" and "takers."
Their view: The competent (makers) rise to the top and run the corporations. Takers are not as (1) smart or (2) driven and will take advantage of handouts.
Rep. Clyde said, “to call it an insurrection . . . is a bald-faced lie." He also likened what happened to a "tourist visit." businessinsider.com/gop-rep-says-c…
2/ Louie Gohmert said there was “no evidence of an armed insurrection,” said no firearms had been confiscated. cnn.com/2021/05/14/pol…