Trump's Coup d'état.

[PhantomWolf]

An attempt, though. Fortunately a very incompetent attempt.

Not even an attempt. At no point did the insurrectionists attempt to overthrow the legal government and replace it with their own. They merely interfered with the business of the government.

That, my friends, is a coup d'etat

And it had to be done.

Yeah, that's not a Coup either. Again the legal government isn't being overthrown and replaced. The President is just being ignored in the process.

 

[dudalb]

Not even an attempt. At no point did the insurrectionists attempt to overthrow the legal government and replace it with their own. They merely interfered with the business of the government.



Yeah, that's not a Coup either. Again the legal government isn't being overthrown and replaced. The President is just being ignored in the process.

What total BS.

 

[pgwenthold]

Yeah, that's not a Coup either. Again the legal government isn't being overthrown and replaced. The President is just being ignored in the process.

Neither the VP nor the Speaker are in the chain of command to activate the National Guard.

That they did means they asserted their authority over the president. That's overthrowing and replacing him.

And the military went along with it.

 

[Mumbles]

OK, how 'bout we downgrade that to "can appear not to be a total ******* when he tries really hard"?

It's, at maximum, "doesn't appear to be a complete bumbling idiot when footage of him is heavily edited by production staffers."

 

[trustbutverify]

OMG. The crowd is chanting "We want Pence!"

WTF...

At least it's not a coup-coup. I mean, they haven't actually lynched anyone yet.

 

[varwoche]

It's being reported that Twitter locked Trump 's account.

 

[Vixen]

So now the storming of Capitol Hill is over (? - or are they camping the night as claimed by some...?) should I start commenting here instead?

25th Amendment being discussed right now in a secret location so Trump might be impeached and out tomorrow and never allowed to run for presidency again.

 

[PhantomWolf]

What total BS.

A coup is "a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government."

Merely stopping a government from doing its business is not and never will be a coup. A coup is when a government is forced from power. No government was being forced from power here, even if you want to say that they were trying to prevent the hand over to Biden, Biden is not the US Government. The legitimate legislative government of the US is congress, there have been no attempts to overthrow them or to seize their power.

 

[Vixen]

Not even an attempt. At no point did the insurrectionists attempt to overthrow the legal government and replace it with their own. They merely interfered with the business of the government.



Yeah, that's not a Coup either. Again the legal government isn't being overthrown and replaced. The President is just being ignored in the process.

Look up Hitler's beer hall putch - ten years before he seized power. This was an orchestrated stunt.

Don't be fooled by the dumb appearance and raging idiocy. He knows what he is doing. He is a wicked evil man.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I don't know, the coup thread the protest thread? Guess I'll go to the protest thread.

No. Did they try to take over the government? To overthrow an election?

Went to the other thread. Link

 

[Elagabalus]

So did you label the Bundy Ranch event or the Malheur Forest event insurrections? Attempted insurrections?

I did!

 

[PhantomWolf]

Neither the VP nor the Speaker are in the chain of command to activate the National Guard.

That they did means they asserted their authority over the president. That's overthrowing and replacing him.

And the military went along with it.

The President is still the President, he was not overthrown nor replaced. Neither is the President the Government.

The VP and House Majority Leader may have overstepped their bounds, but they did not seize the powers of the Government not try and replace them. They are a part of the legitimate government.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

A coup is "a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government."

Merely stopping a government from doing its business is not and never will be a coup. A coup is when a government is forced from power. No government was being forced from power here, even if you want to say that they were trying to prevent the hand over to Biden, Biden is not the US Government. The legitimate legislative government of the US is congress, there have been no attempts to overthrow them or to seize their power.

Yes.

We probably all should stop arguing this point. I'm not going to change my mind and the people trying to call it a coup aren't either.

I believe I've said all I can on this topic.

 

[Mumbles]

It's being reported that Twitter locked Trump 's account.

They outright removed three of his recent tweets - that usually triggers an automatic suspension.

(Although, really, they should give the Library of Congress time to archive it, and then remove it entirely.)

ETA: It's 12 hours *after* he removed the offending tweets, according to @twittersafety - and a permaban if he does it again.

 

[Cain]

The day Trump assumed office and gave a speech, someone got up and remarked, "Well, that was some weird ****." Day 1447, a mob took over the capitol building. I understand that happening in Michigan (aka Northern Florida), but DC?

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

So now the storming of Capitol Hill is over (? - or are they camping the night as claimed by some...?) should I start commenting here instead?

The media has shifted to reminiscing.

25th Amendment being discussed right now in a secret location so Trump might be impeached and out tomorrow and never allowed to run for presidency again.

Is this true?

Or sarcasm?

Apparently Trump can be impeached even after he leaves office to prevent him running again.

I'd put that way down near the end of legal cases that should be brought against Trump. Can he run if he gets a felony conviction?

I'd think Merrick Garland will have a long list to consider,

 

[Minoosh]

It's, at maximum, "doesn't appear to be a complete bumbling idiot when footage of him is heavily edited by production staffers."

I wouldn't know, I would sooner have shoved bamboo splinters under my own fingernails rather than willingly watch "The Apprentice."

 

[Vixen]

They outright removed three of his recent tweets - that usually triggers an automatic suspension.

(Although, really, they should give the Library of Congress time to archive it, and then remove it entirely.)

Luckily they are recorded for prosperity on this list.

The one quoted by zooterkin was so funny, I laughed out loud.

 

[angrysoba]

A coup is "a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government."

Merely stopping a government from doing its business is not and never will be a coup.

The business they were trying to stop was the processing of a legitimate election. When you try to illegally overturn a legitimate election and prevent the peaceful transfer of power, by means such as this, then it is a coup.

A coup is when a government is forced from power. No government was being forced from power here, even if you want to say that they were trying to prevent the hand over to Biden, Biden is not the US Government. The legitimate legislative government of the US is congress, there have been no attempts to overthrow them or to seize their power.

Wrong!

There are three branches of government in the US: Legislative (that's Congress) Judiciary (The SCOTUS) and Executive (that is the presidency and Biden has been elected to that role).

 

[Vixen]

The media has shifted to reminiscing.

Is this true?

Or sarcasm?

The person who posted that tweet is a blue tick white house correspondent.

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So seems authentic.

ETA: Ah, sorry, here's the link:

https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/1346960706512576514?s=20

Congressional leaders are in the undisclosed location and focusing on the 25th Amendment to get
@realDonaldTrump
out of office!