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Time for Congress to step in and 25th Amendment his ass right out of office. NightWatcher Aug 2017 #1
Congress Would Have To Take Action Immediately.... global1 Aug 2017 #17
I think you don't understand how the 25th amendment works onenote Aug 2017 #27
Yes I do, The VP and a majority of Cabinet members remove the Prez.... NightWatcher Aug 2017 #29
Totally agree, have advocated for it, for months furtheradu Aug 2017 #37
Impeachment is far more likely and certain than invoking the 25th amendment onenote Aug 2017 #47
Bet Pence is drooling right now elehhhhna Aug 2017 #77
The damage a military coup would do to the nation is staggering to contemplate. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #2
Yeah, I'm with you.... Adrahil Aug 2017 #10
I find the confidence people place in generals worrisome and talk of having them act on their own WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #12
Yeah.... I've worked for the DoD my whole career.... Adrahil Aug 2017 #15
What Do You Think Their Meetings In The Pentagon.... global1 Aug 2017 #19
If I had to guess.... Adrahil Aug 2017 #31
You and me both Hekate Aug 2017 #46
Does not matter what you think....trump is CIC.... beachbum bob Aug 2017 #3
The military can refuse an illegal order dflprincess Aug 2017 #38
Isn't What Schlesinger In Conjunction With The Joint Chiefs.... global1 Aug 2017 #50
No Hekate Aug 2017 #58
Yes, and I doubt he had any real legal basis for that order. Kentonio Aug 2017 #61
This is sort of the opposite of their job. temporary311 Aug 2017 #4
No, Not A Good Solution Ccarmona Aug 2017 #5
I want to first know if this is what the military does not want. Because, who knows. Nt MonkeyC Aug 2017 #6
No thanks. More precisely: fuck whatever horse this shit rides struggle4progress Aug 2017 #7
7 Days In May? Me. Aug 2017 #8
Absolutely not. WTF. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #9
No. dawg Aug 2017 #11
Once the button is pressed, it's too late. Suppose Trump tweeted that within Doodley Aug 2017 #79
Go full Banana Republic? No thanks.. EX500rider Aug 2017 #13
no. this is a job for congress. eleny Aug 2017 #14
Read the Constitution. What you're proposing is military coup. procon Aug 2017 #16
It is the job of the military to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. roamer65 Aug 2017 #18
Yep, and Trump is their CIC. NT GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #20
Dump is a domestic enemy. roamer65 Aug 2017 #21
Where exactly in the Constitution sarisataka Aug 2017 #22
Not by the Armed forces GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #33
By breaking those laws? procon Aug 2017 #25
You might be confusing the US sarisataka Aug 2017 #23
You are demanding a military coup d'etat. That would be the final nail in the coffin of our republic Hekate Aug 2017 #24
So Congress Is Racing Back To D.C. To.... global1 Aug 2017 #30
If you want a democracy or a republic, you do not ever invite active military to govern in place of Hekate Aug 2017 #32
Because We Have A Madman At The Head & A..... global1 Aug 2017 #34
Why don't you write to them and ask them? Also, Mueller is not the only one probing Trump... Hekate Aug 2017 #43
I Respect Yours & The Other Posters Here On This Threads...... global1 Aug 2017 #52
As much as I despise Trump, I do not think that would set a good precedent. eom Hoyt Aug 2017 #26
"He's not my Commander-In-Chief." Maybe not, but... Glorfindel Aug 2017 #28
This is the Democratic Underground left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 #35
Finally! Thank you. Hekate Aug 2017 #42
Banana Republic nolabels Aug 2017 #68
No, no, a thousand times no jmowreader Aug 2017 #36
Alerted... brooklynite Aug 2017 #39
I just did also. This topic is leading some people down a dark alley. nt Hekate Aug 2017 #45
If this thread is not removed, I will be alerting the FBI And the Secret Service. Foamfollower Aug 2017 #73
Drop a note to Ask the Administrators (left side of your page under Main). Agent Mike is no doubt... Hekate Aug 2017 #88
What if the only choice is a coup, or Trump pushing the Button...? First Speaker Aug 2017 #40
Go write a novel & get it off your chest. This is not the place to advocate governmental overthrow. Hekate Aug 2017 #44
So is your answer to Trump pressing the button to go write a novel? Doodley Aug 2017 #56
Read the answers in this thread -- the sober ones. Then read the US Constitution. Hekate Aug 2017 #57
You would not have a nation if there is a nuclear war. Doodley Aug 2017 #66
Well, let's go back to JFK and start over with a military dictatorship in charge. Or FDR... Hekate Aug 2017 #69
It isn't very reassuring to say we've been in peril before. Do you Doodley Aug 2017 #82
Do I have children -- honey, I have grandchildren. Your arguments are circular and panicked... Hekate Aug 2017 #87
Congratulations on the grandchildren. I notice that you Doodley Aug 2017 #94
I did. Just. Say. No. Hekate Aug 2017 #96
So we should destroy the nation in order to save it? nt. Mariana Aug 2017 #93
Why are those the only alternatives? Caliman73 Aug 2017 #76
I said the word "if"... First Speaker Aug 2017 #95
Time for Trump to go .. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #41
No, never! denbot Aug 2017 #48
So you prefer Trump blow up the world??? OK. I'm not advocating this, but I pray they defy orders adigal Aug 2017 #51
Those are not the only choices, adigal. nt Hekate Aug 2017 #54
and once that happens, what's to stop them from doing the same thing time and again onenote Aug 2017 #49
Military coup? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #53
Ah, yes. putin's ultimate wet dream. Jakes Progress Aug 2017 #55
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that no, it is not the military's job to remove Trump. BzaDem Aug 2017 #59
You've got to be kidding melman Aug 2017 #60
Jaw dropping stupidity. pintobean Aug 2017 #62
Not the problem of the Generals. It's the Congress TrishaJ Aug 2017 #63
Isolate him in Bedminster? Take over the White House? EL34x4 Aug 2017 #64
a coup . . . you are suggesting a military coup DrDan Aug 2017 #65
No to a military coup, thank you TacoD Aug 2017 #67
I'm pretty sure Mattis would stop this dimwit from doing something stupid elehhhhna Aug 2017 #70
When you say you are "pretty sure," how sure is that as a percentage Doodley Aug 2017 #80
Quite high, but I'm really good at denial elehhhhna Aug 2017 #98
This particular sentiment is as irrational and without thought of consequence as are Trump's tweets. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #71
Wow - when did we give generals the job of overturning the US govt? jmg257 Aug 2017 #72
NOPE. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #74
Suppose Trump woke up one morning in a bad mood, and ordered a nuke strike Doodley Aug 2017 #78
Why are those the only options? Caliman73 Aug 2017 #81
Boom! While they were resigning, Trump just pressed the button. Doodley Aug 2017 #84
You have a very unsophisticated view of our nuclear arsenal metalbot Aug 2017 #85
Wow. You think that there is an actual button? Like a little red button or something? Caliman73 Aug 2017 #86
No, it's a big red button sarisataka Aug 2017 #91
You want a Rubicon moment? LittleBlue Aug 2017 #75
I want Trump out, too...but I don't trust the Pentagon not to replace him with something like THIS: Ken Burch Aug 2017 #83
This we can agree on, Ken Hekate Aug 2017 #89
I think we actually always agreed far more than not. Ken Burch Aug 2017 #90
Back atcha Hekate Aug 2017 #92
NO! No, no, no, no, no... haele Aug 2017 #97
The Lieutenant say's to you and your squad OxQQme Aug 2017 #99
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