[Iscool]

“THIS REPRESENTS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”

Doesn't seem to be overflowing with optimism...

[little jeremiah]

Did you read the article or the quotes from it I posted above? Seems to me the phrase denotes a legal situation. Which to me denotes some action/s being taken in the perhaps near-ish future, before the election.