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Retired General: Some in Military Want To 'Take Out' Obama from Presidency...
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Posted on 08/13/2014 9:03:11 PM PDT by lbryce

A retired three star Flag Officer recently stated he knows of certain unnamed individuals within the Armed Forces of having at least considered the possibility of an armed coup d'état aimed directly at of Barack Obama, as reported by the on-line news portal Government Executive on Nov. 4, 2013.

(GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE) -- A former top general and current executive at the Family Research Council says members of the military have considered staging a coup d'état against president, but will not because of civilian control of the military.

"People I've spoken to would like to see the military 'fulfill their constitutional duty and take out the president,' " retired Army Lt. Gen. William Boykin told World Net Daily, a website best known for pushing Obama "birther" conspiracy theories. "Our Constitution puts a civilian in charge of the military and as a result a coup would not be constitutional. You're not going to see a coup in the military."

"I talk to a lot of folks who don't support where Obama is taking the military, but in the military they can't say anything," Boykin said.

(Excerpt) Read more at redflagnews.com ...


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What constitutes 'Taking Out' Obama?If it involves the succession of power then no one in their right mind would allow that to happen, elevating Biden as next in line. If it were merely the removal of the president from office, then he succession of power would not apply being constitutionally unprecedented. I believe its just mere locker room talk the general is repeating
1 posted on 08/13/2014 9:03:11 PM PDT by lbryce
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To: lbryce

A man can dream.


2 posted on 08/13/2014 9:04:52 PM PDT by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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To: lbryce

He needs to be impeached, removed from office, tried for treason and imprisoned for life - a living monument to what happens to chief executives who make war on the American People.


3 posted on 08/13/2014 9:06:45 PM PDT by ZULU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLDFiQcjlY Impeach Obama in 2015 !!!)
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To: lbryce
Yeah. Talk is cheap.
4 posted on 08/13/2014 9:07:21 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: lbryce

oh yeah...lets talk openly about a coup.

these men are too stupid to do it.

If it were a bunch of NCOs i would have more faith in their ability pull it off. but they would not talk about.


5 posted on 08/13/2014 9:07:45 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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To: lbryce

People have to be careful, as names are probably being written down for execution later. This occupant dreams of a caliphate and will put heads on the White House fence. But yes, people can dream.


6 posted on 08/13/2014 9:08:22 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: lbryce; freedomson

I hope that it’s more real than this b.s. story:

McCain Campaign Considered Not Letting Palin Be Sworn In if They Won
http://www.thewire.com/politics/2011/10/mccain-campaign-considered-not-letting-palin-be-sworn-if-they-won/43370/

McCain Adviser: Wallace’s ‘Fiction’
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/279301/mccain-adviser-wallace-s-fiction-robert-costa


7 posted on 08/13/2014 9:09:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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What a Maroon. He should have STFU.

Holder could have him Testifying under Oath naming Names under threat of being Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Treason.

I love these Idiots that gladly hand the DemocRats the Ammunition that they use to kill our side with.


8 posted on 08/13/2014 9:10:50 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Things can always be worse and the Democrat Party is here to prove it.)
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To: roadcat

What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts


9 posted on 08/13/2014 9:12:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: lbryce

In the words of RMN: “... but that would be wrong”


10 posted on 08/13/2014 9:13:01 PM PDT by ReaganÜberAlles (To be a Liberal is to be anti-American, by definition.)
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I smell false flag, as in Sympathy for the Devil, as in declaring martial law while claiming it’s protection from the evil white men generals....


11 posted on 08/13/2014 9:16:00 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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The nation decided against an attempt to “take out” Obama in the presidential election of 2012. A second attempt will come in this fall's elections. If the people are truly so angry with Obama, they will give control of both Houses to the GOP.

Any other “take out” attempt would be more than just wrong. It would be evil.

12 posted on 08/13/2014 9:16:57 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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“What constitutes ‘Taking Out’ Obama?If it involves the succession of power then no one in their right mind would allow that to happen, elevating Biden as next in line. If it were merely the removal of the president from office, then he succession of power would not apply being constitutionally unprecedented. I believe its just mere locker room talk the general is repeating”

Let’s think about that. Would you rather have Putin in power or would you rather have Clarabelle in power? Clarabelle is a lot easier to confuse and defeat - Putin/Obama is evil/dangerous/committed.


13 posted on 08/13/2014 9:20:37 PM PDT by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: Leaning Right

According to Benjamin Franklin posited that Impeachment was preferable to assignation when a chief executive became obnoxious. What about when a Congress is too timid to impeach?


14 posted on 08/13/2014 9:22:44 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: lbryce

Ruh, roh


15 posted on 08/13/2014 9:29:02 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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With our failures in Syria, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and it’s now effecting Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Turkey and involving Iran, it’s reached critical mass. And the world is becoming angry with us now. I’d say we are in trouble and there appears to be no leadership in DC, and the former SoS is now pointing fingers at the Prez and back and forth childs actions by both of them. We no longer have any leadership in DC


16 posted on 08/13/2014 9:31:06 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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Oh I don't know. Obama might like assignation..

as•sig•na•tion (ăsˌĭg-nāˈshən)
► n. The act of assigning.
n. Something assigned, especially an allotment.
n. An appointment for a meeting between lovers; a tryst.

17 posted on 08/13/2014 9:34:24 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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Benjamin Franklin posited that Impeachment was preferable to assignation when a chief executive became obnoxious. What about when a Congress is too timid to impeach?


18 posted on 08/13/2014 9:36:02 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Enterprise

Darn Auto correct strikes again!


19 posted on 08/13/2014 9:36:59 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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What about when a Congress is too timid to impeach?

That is a really good question. And the answer is that the people must replace that Congress with one that is not too timid to impeach. If the people are not willing to do that, then impeachment (and removal) is off the table.

The majority of voters must have the ultimate say in the matter.

But I'm not done yet. What if the elections are truly rigged? Or what if the media has so distorted things that the people truly don't know what's really going on? Then what?

I suppose we must hope the courts step in. Or hope for a convention of the states.

Otherwise, it's either tyranny, or some sort of conflict. And by conflict, I'm not necessarily saying violent conflict. It could be massive civil disobedience.

20 posted on 08/13/2014 9:38:59 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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