Would you support a militairy coup in the US?

[Debaser82]

I was always told the US army is the most respected entity in US society, is that not true?

 

[omegapoint]

Teabagger Junta; coming to a Game Stop near you.

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

Quote from Ricter:

A revolution, possibly. A military coup, never.

I tend to agree.

I think one problem our military has is that all the generals have been sent out to get advanced degrees in various subjects having little to do with war fighting, and suddenly, they begin to view themselves as philospher-kings. Many of them are already arrogant pricks to begin with.

Frankly, I'd prefer to take my chances with Obama.

 

[PiggyBank]

Quote from Ricter:

A revolution, possibly. A military coup, never.

How exactly do you think a revolution will happen? As in who do you think will do the "wet work"? The politicians aren't going to kick themselves out.

 

[jficquette]

I think what is being missed by most is that this is a bona fide topic at the Air University. Not some crazy musings by a fringe character.

 

[Ivanovich]

Quote from unretired:

This is a cut and paste I found from another site. [below]
Perhaps it has broader application to an entire band of treason committing politicians.

We are a Nation of Laws and Order, so things would best be done lawfully.

Even though the most successful coupe in the world has already taken place by this administration
to gain the seat of power in the US through money, media and voting manipulation and fraud.
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Question: Does the Provost Marshal General of the Army or Marine Corp have the authority to arrest the President?

This would not 'usually' be the case. The Provost Marshal General of The Army is a Headquarters US Army flag officer position and serves directly under the Chief of Staff - US Army.

In one of our legal classes in Command & Staff School - Air University, the scenario was built classroom-style that greatly parallels the terrible situation we find ourselves in today. (Please remember that these classes were taught by Harvard Law School folks with a string of letters behind their names as long as your arm.)"It has been determined that the president has committed treason in a manner unmistakable to all. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff convenes a covert meeting to get a vote of the JCS. (Here is where the Provost Marshall General of the Army and/or Marines may be in attendance.)

Please remember at this time that a military officer takes an oath of office to do one thing and one thing only - "....... to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against ALL enemies, foreign OR DOMESTIC." They must determine above a reasonable doubt that the enemy domestic is the treasonous president.

A convoy of 10 to 12 HIGH ranking officers depart the Pentagon, accompanied by a large contingent of Military Police (Provost Marshal General??) and all necessary armament and provisions to enter the grounds of the White House, by FORCE if necessary, proceed to the location of the president and put him under arrest.

(This scenario is when we are not at DECLARED WAR)

Then, The Chairman of the JCS would advise the Speaker of The House, The President of the Senate, The Attorney General and the Secretary of State of their actions.

In times of DECLARED WAR, the president can be shot on the spot if he resists or is a threat to the nation or those around him. Please remember, that the last DECLARED WAR was the second world war, declared on 8 December 1941.

There'd be one hell of a gun fight between the military and the Secret Service.

 

[rcaldwell]

True. But it would be over in a matter of hours, if not minutes.

 

[unretired]

Quote from jficquette:

I think what is being missed by most is that this is a bona fide topic at the Air University. Not some crazy musings by a fringe character.

Indeed. With recent efforts to completely bypass "Posse Comitatus" and the
internal structural re-alignments in Northcom ... it leaves me very
concerned and praying for God to have His hand on the leadership of that US Military division.

[Side note:] Many of the "Top Brass" are also in severe "conflict of interest" conditions relative to their posts.
Some sit on boards and are heavily involved in financial affairs, nationally and internationally.

The pendulum towards repression has been prepared to swing against the US populace.

However the pendulum swings both ways. Sometimes strides by an evil
administration produce a swing of the pendulum directly back towards correction.

I hope and pray for America and it's children that we all wake up
and become more civilly responsible and regain some semblance
of the great roots of this Nations Founding.

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

Quote from jficquette:

I think what is being missed by most is that this is a bona fide topic at the Air University. Not some crazy musings by a fringe character.

I have no way of knowing if this stuff is accurate or not, but I have to say I am dubious. I can't think of a better way for some general to lose his stars than authorize a course that discussed how the military could arrest the President. Did they skip the part where he is their Commander in Chief? And just who makes the determination that he has committed treason? Some ambitious general?

The Constitution sets out a procedure for removing the President and there is nothing in it about generals deciding he has committed treason. In fact, the people committing treason in the hypothetical would be the generals who authorized it.

I'm not saying I couldn't envision a scenario, like when Pinochet overthrew the marxist Allende regime in Chile, where we might want to arrest a traitorous president, even though the congress wouldn't impeach him. Let's not kid ourselves that it would be constitutional though.

 

[unretired]

Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

I have no way of knowing if this stuff is accurate or not, but I have to say I am dubious. I can't think of a better way for some general to lose his stars than authorize a course that discussed how the military could arrest the President. Did they skip the part where he is their Commander in Chief? ...

Yeah ... I have been following these issues for a bit ...
There isn't any information out there of substance on this topic.

However there is growing unrest, and increasing awareness of
criminal activity by numbers of corporate and federal extensions of corporate DC
... with growing concern and consideration towards change.

Changing of our government apart from the electoral system,
if not birthed from anarchy or anarchal disruption by design,
with the intent for a transition of administrative powers,
would still require jurisdiction, and lawfulness.

Even Hitler gained power “lawfully.”

As much as I dislike Obama and believe him to be a puppet
of several power interests inclusive of Soros ...

And see him as an FDR/Hitler amalgamation ... the Coup that he was part of was the
most sophisticated and slickest national take-over ever devised.

I would that those same slimey illegal methods would be applied
towards prospering this county ...

though that is a lot to ask (or expect) of a narcisistic foreign born traitor.