I agree. I agree his supporters would argue he did nothing illegal. He has Christian supporters who think he is doing the will of god, and would support him defeating Biden by any means possible for the greater good.
As for the military counter action, why are you so convinced of that? Do you have
inside information?
Apparently, the courts could make rulings, giving Trump the presidency. Senate can remove and impeach him, but I have never heard of this military removal option. How is it even legal? Trump would just accuse the military of treason.
I have heard reports of commanders in the White House saying he is unfit, and discussing some form of removal based on unfitness. I assumed it meant going public against him. What am I missing?
thanks
Sure.
I ask only that you stay with me on this.
The armed forces would never act to destroy democracy yet they would definitely act to restore it.
As president of the Constitutional Convention Washington successfully proposed a military oath to the Constitution. This is a radical break with history when troops pledged loyalty and obedience to their commander. Indeed, when Washington commanded the Continental Army the oath Washington himself wrote was to be loyal to the Continental Congress and to obey the Continental Congress, to include himself of course, as he reported to the Congress.
One of Washington's motives in presenting a military oath at the Convention was to ease Madison's concerns that a tyrant ruler could gain power. Washington established the oath to the Constitution as
the final bulwark against a tyrant ruler gaining power. Washington also noted that the oath to the Constitution was an oath to "We the People," and not to any single person or individual government official.
Indeed, in respect of Washington the first session of the first Congress enacted as the first law of the United States the military oath to the Constitution. Which takes us full cycle to the fact the armed forces would never act to destroy democracy yet they would act to restore a democracy destroyed by a tyrant ruler who has gained power and position.
Given the recent revelations about Trump's garbage mouth the armed forces haven't any reason to respect him. So rest assured however it would be a civil-military collective action and in no way only a military action singularly or alone. The interest at stake is democracy, not the military usurping civilian authority. The military would act in a coalition led by civilians to restore democracy, peace, the rule of law; order and respect. An initial measure of normalcy.
I don't have any inside info as that would be well beyond my pay grade while I was in the Military District of Washington DC, which is now the Joint Force Headquarters, National Capital Region. I was however in the Old Guard of the Army in the MDW of the time and I am a member of The Old Guard Association -- TOGA -- 3rd Infantry Regiment in MDW of all ranks and dates of service of all the many interested members.
I have contacts there, which infantry regiment s by statute "The Official Escort To The President." It's on a sign over the door of 3rd Infantry Headquarters at Ft. Myer next to the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. It's a ceremonial unit where almost everyone is political and that is accepted because it's the nature of the beast.
Presently 3 IR and all services in Washington DC will escort the President to the WH door, or so I've been advised for some time now. A long time now, aggravated by Trump saying US KIA since 1776 are "suckers and losers." 3 IR is the oldest active infantry regiment of the Army, since 1784. We believe in the Constitution whereas PutinTrump & Rowers hate it. Consequently, their dayze are numbered in the United States.