It appears that nothing says “saving Democracy” like a good old-fashioned military coup. A new survey from the Center for Strategic Politics found that 59 percent of Democrats would favor a military coup to remove President Donald Trump from office. All it took was four years out of power for these Democratic voters to embrace a coup d’état to negate the results of the last election. What is particularly chilling is that many of these voters still portray themselves as defending democracy by calling for a military takeover. It is akin to supporting drive-by shootings to combat gun violence. That is not the only shocker in this survey.According to the Center, roughly six in 10 (59%) Democrats polled said they would feel “very positive” or “somewhat positive” if the US military removed Trump and seized control of the American government.
The vast majority, of course, would be happy if Trump were impeached and removed from office (87%) or ousted by his cabinet via the 25th Amendment (84%).
The survey also shows the same overwhelming support for socialism in the new Democratic Party. What is surprising is the support for public ownership of industries. That includes almost half (46%) supporting public ownership and operation of grocery stores. Almost 40 percent support public ownership and operation of restaurants. (39%).
I have previously said that I do not recognize the current Democratic Party as someone raised in a politically active and liberal Democratic family. I first became estranged from the party over the radical shift from a pro-free speech party to one that supported censorship and speech curtailment.
Despite many who claim that the Democratic Socialists represent a small fraction of the party, these polls show a consistent and growing majority in support of socialism.
The addition of support for a military coup shows the manifestation of a rage addiction in America. Democratic leaders are now calling for trashing core constitutional institutions or values. When some of us criticized moves to pack the Supreme Court, leaders like Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom accused us of engaging in mere “nostalgia.”
It is the same “nostalgia” that leaves many of us shocked at the support for a military coup. On our 250th anniversary, we face yet again Benjamin Franklin’s warning that this is a Republic if we can keep it.
Jonathan Turley is a law professor who teaches a class on the Constitution and the Supreme Court and is the best-selling author of “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution.”
Generals Would Be Stealing From Elon Musk
Musk’s statement marks a reversal of the course he had set during the 2024 campaign — when he was among the very top political spenders — and immediately after.
Musk spent at least $250 million supporting Trump in the presidential campaign, as the main contributor to America PAC, a super PAC that was active in advertising and funding door-to-door canvassing groups across the seven most-competitive states in the November presidential election.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/musk-says-he-will-cut-back-on-political-spending-after-paying-at-least-250m-backing-trump-in-2024
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, spent at least $250 million to elect Donald Trump. And Trump expects to get his money’s worth! It would be wrong to let military generals short circuit Musk’s investment.
Trump Defying Court Order
The Trump administration barred journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from entering the White House grounds on Thursday morning, hours after a federal judge ordered the immediate restoration of their access.
It was not initially clear if the administration was intentionally defying the judge’s order, or if the journalists had been blocked because of some logistical confusion among security personnel. Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court in Washington issued his order overnight, at around 1 a.m. Eastern.
From this morning’s New York Times
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Turley is ‘chilled’ that Democrats would prefer real American generals to a Russian stooge. Yet that Russian stooge is defying court orders this morning.