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Is the US ripe for a coup?
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RE: Is the US ripe for a coup?
(October 20, 2017 at 2:23 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Not at all. The German officer corps followed the Prussian school, and an oath (like the one they swore to Hitler personally) was beyond sacred to them. I swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. There is a difference there.
(emphasis is mine)

This is the loophole that I think could be used in the very unlikely event of a coup. If enough of the military became convinced the Trumpster was a legitimate domestic threat, and Congress had taken no action, they would be bound by their oath to defend their nation against that threat. This would most likely not take the form of action against the presidency, but action against the sitting president. It would also be a last ditch action in a case where congress has failed in their duty to a degree I find, despite all the corrupt fuck-nuggets currently elected, unbelievable.
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Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 14, 2017 at 12:48 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Chad32 - October 14, 2017 at 1:04 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 14, 2017 at 1:08 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Chad32 - October 14, 2017 at 1:23 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Cyberman - October 14, 2017 at 9:54 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 14, 2017 at 10:30 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Minimalist - October 14, 2017 at 1:15 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by JackRussell - October 14, 2017 at 1:25 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Wyrd of Gawd - October 14, 2017 at 6:21 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Chad32 - October 14, 2017 at 1:26 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Aegon - October 14, 2017 at 1:38 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 14, 2017 at 1:41 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Chad32 - October 14, 2017 at 2:26 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 14, 2017 at 2:58 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 14, 2017 at 3:49 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Thumpalumpacus - October 14, 2017 at 4:12 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Ravenshire - October 14, 2017 at 4:47 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by AFTT47 - October 14, 2017 at 10:34 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 15, 2017 at 7:39 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 14, 2017 at 4:26 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Thumpalumpacus - October 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by downbeatplumb - October 15, 2017 at 9:31 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Thumpalumpacus - October 15, 2017 at 10:22 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 15, 2017 at 1:01 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 15, 2017 at 1:30 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 15, 2017 at 6:00 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Silver - October 15, 2017 at 1:48 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by downbeatplumb - October 15, 2017 at 2:06 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Thumpalumpacus - October 15, 2017 at 4:10 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Minimalist - October 14, 2017 at 3:18 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 14, 2017 at 1:29 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by vorlon13 - October 14, 2017 at 2:35 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Brian37 - October 14, 2017 at 4:24 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 14, 2017 at 4:50 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Thumpalumpacus - October 14, 2017 at 6:26 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by vorlon13 - October 14, 2017 at 6:41 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 14, 2017 at 5:21 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by brewer - October 14, 2017 at 6:02 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by henryp - October 14, 2017 at 6:40 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Thumpalumpacus - October 14, 2017 at 6:52 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Little lunch - October 14, 2017 at 9:27 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by tjakey - October 15, 2017 at 9:40 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 15, 2017 at 9:49 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Minimalist - October 15, 2017 at 2:21 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 15, 2017 at 3:24 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 16, 2017 at 12:52 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 16, 2017 at 7:26 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Wyrd of Gawd - October 18, 2017 at 11:03 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Minimalist - October 15, 2017 at 5:48 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Seraphina - October 15, 2017 at 7:10 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 15, 2017 at 7:34 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 15, 2017 at 7:51 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Seraphina - October 15, 2017 at 11:37 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by vorlon13 - October 16, 2017 at 12:10 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Minimalist - October 16, 2017 at 2:03 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 19, 2017 at 3:05 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Drich - October 20, 2017 at 11:56 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 20, 2017 at 12:16 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 20, 2017 at 12:47 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Drich - October 20, 2017 at 11:52 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 20, 2017 at 11:54 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 20, 2017 at 11:59 am
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 20, 2017 at 1:03 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 20, 2017 at 1:09 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 20, 2017 at 1:07 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 20, 2017 at 1:32 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 20, 2017 at 1:51 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 20, 2017 at 1:52 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 20, 2017 at 2:08 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 20, 2017 at 2:14 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 20, 2017 at 2:23 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Ravenshire - October 20, 2017 at 2:42 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 20, 2017 at 5:54 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Ravenshire - October 20, 2017 at 9:36 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by henryp - October 20, 2017 at 7:33 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Brian37 - October 20, 2017 at 1:37 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 20, 2017 at 1:57 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by The Grand Nudger - October 20, 2017 at 2:25 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Jehanne - October 20, 2017 at 2:43 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by The Grand Nudger - October 20, 2017 at 2:49 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 20, 2017 at 3:49 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by The Grand Nudger - October 20, 2017 at 3:50 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 20, 2017 at 8:13 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 20, 2017 at 8:26 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Anomalocaris - October 20, 2017 at 8:42 pm
RE: Is the US ripe for a coup? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 21, 2017 at 7:08 am

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