# Does Overturning an Election equate to Overthrowing the Government? **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-overturning-an-election-equate-to-overthrowing-the-government/982986 **Category:** Politics & Elections **Created:** [April 20, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-overturning-an-election-equate-to-overthrowing-the-government/982986 "2023-04-20T19:56:17Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama) #### Post date: [April 20, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-overturning-an-election-equate-to-overthrowing-the-government/982986/3 "2023-04-20T20:00:15Z")
I just want to note that this topic was very thoroughly covered in this thread: > [@It wasn’t a coup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasn-t-a-coup/930407): > > It just was not. I am very Liberal. I am pissed off at what happened, as everyone in the nation should also be, regardless of party. But this was not an attempt at a takeover of government. It just was not. Hang the current GOP for their role in what happened, which was bad enough. But the coup nonsense embarrasses us and detracts from real crimes and real threats. I know it’s the Pit and not P&E, but you’re not saying anything that wasn’t already said there. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-overturning-an-election-equate-to-overthrowing-the-government/982986)._