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yy4me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 11:51 AM
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Attn: Congress: Would you know a coup d'etat if you had to face
one?

See below:

Definitions of 'coup d'etat'
(kū dā-tä) - 1 definition
The American Heritage® Dictionary
coup d'état (n.) The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority.

Pretty clear to me what is happening and I feel helpless do do something about it. After all, protecting us from this kind of thing is your job, isn't it?
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 11:53 AM
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1. The coup happened in 2000.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 12:01 PM
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2. Yep. This is just the aftermath.
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atreides1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 12:07 PM
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3. Enough slapping the Congress
They are not the only ones responsible for protecting us from this kind of thing, the military has just as much responsibility!


"I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

So, until the military starts showing that "true faith and allegiance", they share the blame along with the Congress!!!!!!
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-25-07 01:27 PM
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4. So do we. See signature link Paragraph 29
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