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military coup in the US?
What would have to happen for the US military to engage the powers that be to take over the federal govt. They are sworn to protect the constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic. What would military generals or admirals have to agree upon, and who would "head" such a thing? Is there such a document that would determine the process ? How would the military return power to the civilians after a coup took place? I am just wondering since this has never happened before on such an extensive level.
Most probably it wouldn't , but I suppose we thought a lot of things would never happen, or at least never happen again, but Boston today proved those in that school of thought are wrong.
Everyone is making great points. Good discussion.
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- SSG ReddingLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
Even this highest ranking military officials are still subject to authority of their civilian leaders; the President and Congress. No General in the US military would even consider pulling that off. Even if they did, they would have to convince their subordinate leaders to do it, or cover ther actions with seemingly good intentions.
No, there is no document which says how the military would take out the government, that would be contradictory to the purpose of a military.
We wouldn't return the power. There would be no way to succefully do it. If you destroy one government and replace it with another, what are you going to model the new government after? You can't model it after the old one, it already failed. Reuilding it would just be asking for failure later down the road.
Voters can't decide on anything, how would they decide on how a new government would run?
- The QuestionerLv 78 years ago
Typically the one in charge of the coup becomes the leader. But if a military coup were to happen they would probably only stay in power long enough to set forth a new civilian government as per the constitution.
- 8 years ago
considering the two recent failures to install working civilian government after US/Allied forces ousted the former regime in iraq and astan, i guess no one would wish to play that card in the US.
