# So what would have happened after 1/6 had the riot been successful?

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**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-have-happened-after-1-6-had-the-riot-been-successful/930286 "2021-01-11T20:22:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-have-happened-after-1-6-had-the-riot-been-successful/930286/61 "2021-01-14T15:01:55Z")

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> [@Velocity](#):
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> They would have had to take out a LOT of Democrats to truly shift control of Congress to the Republicans. A mere Republican majority wouldn’t suffice; many of them would oppose Trump.

Ten GOP members of the House voted for the new impeachment. TEN. Out of over 200. They could not even get the 60-some that voted to confirm the Electoral Votes.

The vast majority bend the knee and bow their heads.

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-have-happened-after-1-6-had-the-riot-been-successful/930286/62 "2021-01-14T15:07:40Z")

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Officially, they’re terrified that the Trump Crazies will target their families for violence.

And yet somehow they don’t perceive that this is the root of the problem.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-have-happened-after-1-6-had-the-riot-been-successful/930286/63 "2021-01-14T17:09:38Z")

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**Most Republicans:** We’re terrified that the Trump Crazies will target our families for violence.  
**Too Many Democrats:** Really?

[![](https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/nFWl3khrRFboIIuho2rtBUcDmwk=/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost/public/OPVTK4GOEU6A5HAMWRC4FVVC3M.JPG) ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/nFWl3khrRFboIIuho2rtBUcDmwk=/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost/public/OPVTK4GOEU6A5HAMWRC4FVVC3M.JPG)

Play along, don’t make me turn this ~~car~~ thread around.

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