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But that's the point isn't it. He's testing the waters.

There will be no consequences and therefore few limits to his power.

Welcome to the new dictatorship.

I'll post this here for posterity:

He'll find a way to get a 3rd term in power. Maybe he'll claim the constitution means no 2 consecutive terms, maybe he'll just ignore it, start a war, whatever.

But I'd be willing to bet on it. In fact, I just might...