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To: FortWorthPatriot
I have a question for the military members:

Can you, as a member of our military, pledged to defend and support the Constitution and the safety of America, ever envision a situation so dire as to make a military takeover no longer out of the realm of possibilities?

86 posted on 02/18/2009 2:39:19 PM PST by Polarik ("A forgery created to prove a claim repudiates that claim")
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To: Polarik
Can you, as a member of our military, pledged to defend and support the Constitution and the safety of America, ever envision a situation so dire as to make a military takeover no longer out of the realm of possibilities?

I don't think I'd term it a "takeover", but if the President would refuse to leave office at noon on January 20th after having served the term he was elected for, and either was defeated or not eligible to run again, that would be cause for his involuntary removal.

But it would be to install the winner of the preceeding election, or if no election had been held (That's up to Congress if they want the date changed).

Another situation would be iron clad proof of ineligibility to hold the office, and refusal to "de-occupy" it.

223 posted on 02/18/2009 11:23:43 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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