They don't care if Trump loses as long as they've got the Supreme Court packed

Congressional Republicans say that if President Donald Trump loses the election there will be a peaceful transition. But they’re not explaining how, even as the president threatens to upend the constitutional order.

  Politico

They know it would be the end of their party.

[M]ost declined to say what they would do if the president refuses to leave office, dismissing it as a hypothetical situation.

Until it happens.

Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) added that his party would not stand idly by if Trump tried to stay in office after losing: "Republicans believe in the rule of law and we believe in the Constitution. And that's what dictates our election process."

It doesn't seem to dictate anything else.

Hill Republicans argued Thursday morning that this year’s election would be no different than previous ones and reiterated that the Constitution guarantees that whoever loses must cede the presidency. But no one condemned Trump directly by name, and they declined to weigh in on whether it was appropriate for the president to suggest he won’t leave office.

"The winner of the November 3rd election will be inaugurated on January 20th," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. "There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792."

You don't transition if you're reelected, Mitch. So...not every four years. Fewer four years than eight, by far.

Hours after the GOP pushback, White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany said Trump "will accept the result of a free and fair election."

Even though we all know he won't. And, first of all, he's not going to permit a free and fair election.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) called on both Trump and former vice president Joe Biden to “commit to abiding by the results, no matter the outcome.”

Chickenshit. There's no question about Joe Biden.

“He says crazy stuff," said Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), an Intelligence Committee member. "We’ve always had a peaceful transition of power. It’s not going to change."

He says crazy stuff because he's crazy. And you Republicans are keeping the crazy person in office.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said the topic is “preposterous” and no one should focus on the president’s equivocation.

“He stokes the fire sometimes,” he said. “If you took it seriously it would be alarming. And I don’t think that that's the case.”

Then you're as dumb as a rock. It IS alarming.

House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), one of the few Republicans willing to publicly rebuke the president, said Thursday that transferring power “is enshrined in our Constitution and fundamental survival of our Republic” and vowed that American leaders would uphold their oath to the Constitution. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), a former chair of the House Republicans’ campaign arm, echoed her remarks.

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The Senate passed a largely symbolic resolution Thursday afternoon from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to reaffirm the chamber's "commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution of the United States."

That's more like it, but Congress is not responsible for the transfer of power. The administration is.

Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Fox News Thursday that a successful transition of power could depend on whether there are nine Supreme Court Justices.

“I can assure you, it will be peaceful,” Graham said. “Now we may have litigation about who won the election. But the court will decide, and if the Republicans lose, we will accept that result. But we need a full court, and I think that's possible before the election."

We didn't have a full court when Trump was sworn in, you douchebag.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.