When they're armed it's no longer a protest, it's a coup.

[Union Yes]

Call the upcoming armed protest in DC what it is.

A coup.

[GoCubsGo]

1. It's only a coup if they are successful.

Until then, it is only an attempted coup.

[cdsilv]

2. Armed insurrection? n/t

[elehhhhna]

23. insurgency

[elehhhhna]

24. insurgency

[jody]

3. " it's a coup!" No reason to get hysterical, you do know that DC is federal territory and presidents

can use military forces if needed unimpeded by the Posse Comitatus Act, don't you?

[Merchant Marine]

4. Calm down, open carry is banned in DC

[northernlights]

5. um, only if they aim the guns and try to take over the Capitol

in which case, they'll be squashed like bugs. Could make interesting teevee. :popcorn:

[baldguy]

6. U.S. Army Regulation 190-52

"The calculated use of violence or the threat of violence to attain goals political, religious, or ideological in nature...through intimidation, coercion, or instilling fear" can be defined as terrorism.

[Union Yes]

8. Bingo!

:fistbump:

[baldguy]

10. And people who can't have a political discussion without a gun on their hip are cowards.

[Merchant Marine]

21. Their political discussion is *about* guns

They're at least tangentially related at a pro-gun rally.

Its not like they're showing up at abortion clinics.

[Toots]

26. What is it about guns that they feel the need to protest?

Has there been some bill introduced that will restrict their right to own guns? Or is this just some Bush* Doctrine sort of thing that maybe down the road sometime the Democrats might somehow think of banning all guns...

[socialist_n_TN]

7. Well, I sure hope somebody....................

in the administration is keeping tabs on this. There are some on here that don't seem to be very concerned about it, but it bothers the Hell out of me.

[miscsoc]

18. me too

hopefully the security services are keeping close watch. I have a bit of a fascination with the fringes of the american right and there's clearly a substantial element there that believes in violent subversion. I don't think any sort of coup without military backing could succeed, but a few hundred committed terrorists could cause a lot of havoc. Think about what Al-Qaeda have achieved in terms of altering the course of world history by hijacking a few planes.

An attempted putsch, however doomed, could frighten the electorate away from the mild social reforms obama is working on - they might turn to a conservative strongman in the name of order.

[proteus_lives]

9. Melodramatic much?

Read about actual coups.

[Bitwit1234]

11. The only thing is, you have to have somebody willing to protect

the country and the Secret Service and the FBI don't seem to want to do that. They aren't like the bunch under Hoover. He might have been power hungry but the President and Congress knew that he was protecting them. I think the guy in charge of the FBI should have his ass kicked out. I don't know who runs the secret service but they are as ineffective as a bunch of Girl or Boy Scouts. Damn I wish they read these posts and knew what I think of them I have said it enough...they are wimps wimps wimps when it comes to doing something about protecting democrats, but they get their tighty whiteys in a bunch if you sneeze in a republicans directions. Cantor remember.

[Bette Noir]

27. Is Obama alive? Yes?

The Secret Service is doing its job. Better that they do it invisibly-- it wouldn't do Mr. President's image any good if he were constantly seen to be surrounded by a military-style escort.

[Doc_Technical]

12. The correct term is "Putsch"

When discussing the language of right wing politics, it is
best to use the original German.

[bluerum]

13. If these yahoos are driving in from out of state, chances are they are

breaking local firearm regulations.

Most states and municipalities require licensing to openly carry firearms.

These people may be legal in their home state, but my money says that they are openly defying local and state laws.

[Caretha]

14. No coup

IMHO...they all have to be back to work by Monday.

It's just a measuring their dick weekend adventure sorta thing without their wives.

[ManiacJoe]

16. Wrong about the open carry regs.

Very few states and municipalities require licenses for open carry. Concealed carry is a very different story.

[ManiacJoe]

15. There is no armed protest in DC.

It takes place ~15 miles away in VA.

[socialist_n_TN]

17. My concern...................

Does it STAY in VA?

[ManiacJoe]

19. It does if they don't want to be arrested.

Most of them probably cannot afford to miss work on Monday.

[DRoseDARs]

22. Maddow said on her program that there are 2 rallys that day on either side of the Potomac.

One at the Washington Monument and the other further to the south on the west side of the river in Virginia as you mentioned.

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[lunatica]

25. What the Bush administration did was a coup

Starting with the Supreme Court selection of Bush on Day #1.

It doesn't count as a coup if you don't take over and end up with all the power.

Violence is not a prerequisite when conducting a coup.

[Echo In Light]

29. With big heaps o help from MANY, including obedient, passive Dems

[WinkyDink]

28. With these nuts, it's a coup-coup.

[troubledamerican]

30. This thread devalues real military coups, like the one the Pentagon is planning.

These Brownshirts are merely a "red carpet" for the real military coup being planned by Tea Party Neocons in the Pentagon.