05-11-2017, 10:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-11-2017, 11:45 PM by Bob Butler 54.)
(05-11-2017, 08:17 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: We have no provision for any revolution or military coup in the Constitution. But don't be stupid. There was Salvador Allende in Chile. Yes, Allende was a socialist -- but at some point I can imagine some general telling the President that it would be wise to vacate the Presidency.
Well, some would say we do have provisions for a revolution... Start with the 2nd Amendment. Actually, with the standing army needing re authorization every two years and the states having authority to appoint officers to the militia, one could say the founding fathers gave the matter significant thought. As the militia has not been trained in a century plus, replaced by the National Guard which is legally a federal standing army, the constitutional priming for revolution is no where near what it once was.
But ask a NRA flavored extreme partisan if there is a provision for revolution and they'll likely give you all the details. They are much more aware of these things than most blue leaning folk. Alas, many such NRA leaning people were the ones who elected Trump.
I don't find it hard to imagine a general telling Trump to step down. I find it harder to imagine Trump listening.
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