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>There are always enough likeminded people that you can't end a horrible reign just by killing the leader.

An excellent point. Just look at the line of succession to the Presidency right now[0]:

No. Office Incumbent Party

1 Vice President JD Vance Republican

2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson Republican

3 President pro tempore of the Senate Chuck Grassley Republican

4 Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican

5 Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Republican

6 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Republican

7 Attorney General Pam Bondi Republican

8 Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum Republican

9 Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Republican

10 Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick Republican

11 Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer Republican

12 Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent

13 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner Republican

14 Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican

15 Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Republican

16 Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Republican

17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins Republican

18 Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Republican

Now which one is dedicated to the Constitution/rule of law?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_lin...



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