Overthrowing oppressive regimes by military force

[abaris]

Obviously he was wrong. And it's a long weekend so I'm not going to have a chance to raise this for another week.

Well, he can't know everything from the top of his head. I'm sure, he would have known what to look for, if given the time. I spent four years studying contemporary European history, but I would be hard pressed to talk about American or Australian history without looking it up first.

Even with what I'm certain to know in detail, I rather spend a few minutes researching to make sure I got it right. No need to confront this guy because of that. The intricacies of politics and procedures of the Weimar republic aren't exactly public knowledge.