The 3 paths for a coup are courts, military, state legislators. So: 1) lawsuits & laughable & being rejected 2) military leaders keep saying their oath is to constitution 3) state legislators rejecting. Trump has no mechanism for a coup.https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1327629033593573376 …
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Is it heartening that over the last few months top military officers have repeatedly said their oath is to the constitution? Yes -- up to a point. Worth considering why they feel they have to say this.https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1327043123667562497 …
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Dont forget about Mitch McConnell. He is undermining democracy every day.
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And goes to the work that needs to be done to put institutions and social conventions in place to increase social cohesion and reduce the risks of future coups and/or decent into authoritarian oligarchy.
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The danger is always real, though. That's the risk of having such a powerful executive in a democracy.
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It's bad enough that he is going thru the motions. It's extremely dangerous. even if you are right that so far everything is holding and he cannot win. Something could break. And it gives his fans a myth that their hero was wronged. It cleaves our country even further.
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it's terrifying to think about how if the election did in fact come down to the perfectly valid, postmarked by E Day ballots in PA this scheme would've worked. so going forward Democrats have to deal with all the built in unfairness of the EC AND win by enough to prevent theft.
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It’s about not rocking the boat right? The coup would be too obvious and create instability/upheaval which would lead to economic (ie corporate) losses. That boat must not be rocked at all costs. If the GOP thought they could coup without rocking it they would.
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Yeah. It's not going to work this time, but it's no less terrifying that they're trying. Feels bleak. This is how it's going to be from now on, so it's just a matter of time.
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First as farce...
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President Scott Walker would be tearing our democracy up like a grocery store receipt.
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