# The American Coup: 11.9.2020 - **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 9, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182 "2020-11-09T23:29:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 94
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1863 "2021-01-03T19:56:24Z")
Guys, I’m thinking he didn’t learn his lesson from Impeachment. Somebody needs to notify Susan Collins. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1864 "2021-01-03T19:56:52Z")
I’ll give you that one. (I’ll withhold judgement against Republicans as a whole until I see how they punish Trump for this. Ha-ha-ha! Oh, I kill me!) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1865 "2021-01-03T19:58:16Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Guys, I’m thinking he didn’t learn his lesson from Impeachment. Somebody needs to notify Susan Collins. I wonder why Collins hasn’t announce she is supporting the attempt to overthrow the election. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1866 "2021-01-03T19:59:10Z")
Well, at worst he isn’t willing to piss off 3 million people who surround him in order to commit obvious conspiracy to defraud while on an even-more-obvious recorded phone call. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1867 "2021-01-03T20:00:39Z")
The Proud Boys claim they’re going to Washington on Wednesday disguised like Antifa, so their violence can be blamed on them. > **[Far-right group Proud Boys claim they will attend January 6 DC rally...](https://www.businessinsider.com/proud-boys-attend-january-6-dc-rally-incognito-all-black-2021-1)** > > The attorney general for Washington DC said he feared there could be mayhem in the city on Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1868 "2021-01-03T20:01:47Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I wonder why Collins hasn’t announce she is supporting the attempt to overthrow the election. I am confident that she is concerned. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1869 "2021-01-03T20:02:17Z")
You think we’re stupid? You ain’t seen nothing yet! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1870 "2021-01-03T20:02:37Z")
I swear to God every one of these people have the following level of intelligence, from Trump on down: "Hey, dude, I just made bail and the cops gave me back my cell phone. Wanna go knock over that liquor store over on 154 Elm St at 4pm?’ ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1871 "2021-01-03T20:04:27Z")
Just a reminder, president trump still has the military until January 20. There’s still time to declare a national emergency. I’m not predicting this will happen, but there’s a non-zero chance that he tries some kind of stunt in which he claims there’s a riot and national emergency in the nations capital that threatens national security and tries to invoke emergency powers. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1872 "2021-01-03T20:04:38Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > I wonder why Collins hasn’t announce she is supporting the attempt to overthrow the election. > > I am confident that she is concerned. - Maybe her brow cramped. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1873 "2021-01-03T20:08:06Z")
Regardless, it’s obvious Georgia wasn’t the only state with whom this call was made - GA flipping their electoral votes does nothing if other states are not in on the plan. This is probably why they freaked out when Fox called AZ that night, because losing it fucked up the math and it messed up their strategy of making fraud allegations in, likely, PA. But Trump lost… very publicly, in a long, drawn-out process… more states than could be credibly challenged. So now he’s resorting to the same mob boss tactics which got him impeached. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1874 "2021-01-03T20:12:13Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Somebody needs to notify Susan Collins. “Susan Collins died today of a lethally furrowed brow.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1875 "2021-01-03T20:15:52Z")
Cleaved the top of her head right off, it did! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1876 "2021-01-03T20:17:01Z")
Jon Favreau makes a salient point: > ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1877 "2021-01-03T20:35:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > And who will be the pro tem? The two Senators from Georgia are out, that leaves a 48-48 tie. After some more poking around, it looks like Loeffler holds the seat until a winner is confirmed in the runoff. So right now Rs have a 51-48 edge in the Senate pending the outcome in Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1878 "2021-01-03T21:23:42Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “The Trump”. LOL The definite article distinguishes the primary Trump from lesser Trumps. Ivanka, Melania, Eric and Don Jr. are each simply “a trump.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1879 "2021-01-03T21:29:14Z")
Before y’all get any bright ideas, just wanted to let you know I called lieutenant governor Dan Patrick of Texas and claimed the one million dollars for evidence of voter fraud, so na-na-na-na. Too late, suckers! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1880 "2021-01-03T22:16:29Z")
The lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania beat you to it. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1881 "2021-01-03T22:17:40Z")
He hasn’t been paid yet either. I wouldn’t hold your breath John. Sorry, these guys aren’t good about paying bills. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/1882 "2021-01-03T22:29:07Z")
Speaking of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, this guy is a rock star. His name is John Fetterman, he’s a former college football player (and looks it, he’s a beast) and he has a degree in Public Policy from Harvard. He became involved with Big Brothers, and it made him aware of what he calls the “lottery of birth”, and pledged to help those less fortunate than he is (even though he was poor when he was born, but his family’s fortunes got better). He joined AmeriCorps to teach people who were trying to get their GEDs. He was elected part-time mayor of Braddock, PA, where he earned about $100 a month as mayor, while still working as the director the Out-Of-School-Youth program. He personally bought and refurbished houses in the Braddock area and rented them for low rents to artists, to encourage an art community. He ran for US Senate in 2016, but lost in the primary. He won the LG seat in 2018, His wife is a formerly undocumented worker, who runs a food charity. He’s six foot eight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182.md?page=95)