To: Tolik
The Communists took over in Spain (just before the Spanish Civil War) by the same route. They weren’t actually elected to anything, but because of the vagaries of Parliamentary governments and political appointees, they ended up in charge.
In the case of the US, it will have to be a much more overt coup.
What Obama will probably do is what is called in Spanish an “autogolpe,” that is, a self-coup. This occurs when an elected leader essentially declares the structure that elected him to be null and void and institutes his own personal autocratic government.
30 posted on
02/23/2009 9:00:58 AM PST by
livius
To: livius
This occurs when an elected leader essentially declares the structure that elected him to be null and voidHEY! Leave me outta this!!
35 posted on
02/23/2009 9:11:24 AM PST by
null and void
(We are now in day 34 of our national holiday from reality.)
To: livius
In the case of the US, it will have to be a much more overt coup. The coup d'etat occurred ten days ago. On Friday the 13th the Congress passed a bill whose contents were known by few. No hearings, no opposition. It was a Leftist Consolidation of Power Bill. Add the Rahm Emanuel census and it is clear that no matter what, the Leftists do not intend to relinquish power.
54 posted on
02/23/2009 3:14:37 PM PST by
Jacquerie
(Hayek is the antidote to Alinsky.)
To: livius
"What Obama will probably do is what is called in Spanish an autogolpe, that is, a self-coup. This occurs when an elected leader essentially declares the structure that elected him to be null and void and institutes his own personal autocratic government."
Isn't that what Obama is doing by taking over the census?
55 posted on
02/23/2009 8:39:23 PM PST by
EasySt
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