(January 6, 2021 at 6:08 pm)Nomad Wrote:(January 5, 2021 at 5:53 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: For my part, I think I have thought widely enough about it. In order for Trump to stage a coup, he would need the military. In order for him to use the military to enforce domestic law, he would have to declare martial law. Under Posse Comitatus, he cannot declare martial law without congressional approval.
Boru
What's legal and what's possible are two different things, especially in a country as legally dysfunctional as the US is.
If Trump were even slightly more competent than he is he'd have been able to swing at least part of the military leadership to his side to be able to stage a coup, no matter what the law says. Remember the Air Force is fundagelical central at all ranks and the army is heavily riddled with people who'd gladly destroy the country to recreate the South.
Bold-mine
And what is this brilliant assessment based on?
“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius