BTW, she'll never say she's Dictator President for Life, it will just sorta happen.
The election where the Republican (or more likely the Democrat) convention gets suicide bombed will 'temporarily' suspend elections, just until the Vast Right Wing Terrorist Network can be eliminated...
I hope I'm wrong, but I can't help seeing what I see.
You said:
I think she will stretch the limits of her legitimacy and THEN do what she must.
I believe:
She will stretch the limits of her patience and THEN do what she thinks she can get away with.
We'll see, those of us that survive the purge (a set that won't include most FReepers)...