43%
of Republicans could imagine supporting a military coup in the United
States
Could a coup really happen in the United States?
by Peter Moore in Politics on September 9, 2015
by Peter Moore in Politics on September 9, 2015
A law professor at West Point was forced to
hastily resign after it emerged that he had authored a number of
controversial articles. In one he suggested that legal scholars
defending the rights of suspected terrorists could be considered
legitimate military targets, while in another he examined a potential
military coup in the United States, arguing that officers may have a
duty to sieze control of the federal government if the federal
government acted against the interest of the country. The United States
military has long embraced the idea of civilian control of national
affairs, and apart from certain rare moments the American officer corps
has faithfully followed the orders of their civilian superiors.
YouGov's latest research shows, however, that
officers in the military are held in much greater esteem than their
civilian superiors, and that they are widely viewed as having the best
interests of the country in mind instead of their own selfish concerns.
70% of Americans believe that military officers generally want what is
best for the country. When it comes to Congressmen, however, 71% of
Americans believe that they want what is best for themselves, along with
59% for local politicians.
29% of Americans could imagine a situation in which they would support the military seizing control of the federal government, while 41% could not imagine such a situation.
Republicans (43%) are more than twice as likely
as Democrats (20%) to say that they could conceive of a situation in
which they would support a military coup in the United States. Independents tend to say that they could not (38%) rather than could (29%) imagine supporting a coup.
The proportion of the country that would support a military takeover increases when people are asked whether they would hypothetically support
the military stepping in to take control from a civilian government
which is beginning to violate the constitution. 43% of Americans would support the military stepping in while 29% would be opposed.
https://today.yougov.com/news/2015/09/09/could-coup-happen-in-united-states/http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=27597
4 comments:
Make that 43% + 1; except I'm not a republican or a democrat, I'm an American, NOT a citizen of the UNITED STATES.
dittos 1000 times
Clean out the cesspool in the District of Criminals
What do you mean could happen .. the coup occured when Bush , cia and the fedreal reserve assassinated John F Kennedy.............we are looking to restore and prosecute those responsible , which includes the entire us corporation . GET IT STRAIGHT already ...............
Definitely in support of our military watching out for the good of the country. Many are angry at the way our military has been used and mistreated by those "currently" in charge of the country.
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